Antaeotricha osseella

Antaeotricha osseella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Antaeotricha
Species: A. osseella
Binomial name
Antaeotricha osseella
(Walsingham, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Ide osseella Walsingham, 1889
  • Brachyloma querciella Busck, 1908

Antaeotricha osseella is a moth of the Depressariidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia, Maryland, District of Columbia, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Arkansas, Missouri, Texas and California.

The wingspan is about 16-18 mm.[1]

The larvae feed on Quercus alba and Quercus muehlenbergii.[2]

References

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