Antaeotricha schlaegeri
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae disputed |
| Genus: | Antaeotricha |
| Species: | A. schlaegeri |
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| Antaeotricha schlaegeri (Zeller, 1854)[1][2] | |
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The Schlaeger's fruitworm moth (Antaeotricha schlaegeri) is a species of moth of the Oecophoridae family. It is found in north-eastern North America, south to North Carolina and west to Kansas and Texas.[3]
The wingspan is 21–30 mm. Adults resemble a bird-dropping.
The larvae feed on Quercus alba and related species. They have also been recorded on Betula species.
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