Antaeotricha vacata

Antaeotricha vacata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Antaeotricha
Species: A. vacata
Binomial name
Antaeotricha vacata
Meyrick, 1925

Antaeotricha vacata is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is endemic to Grenada and Trinidad in the Caribbean.[1]

The wingspan is 20-22 mm. The forewings are light greyish-ochreous with the costal edge whitish-ochreous. The hindwings are light grey with the costa dilated on the anterior half and with a broad median projection of long ochreous-whitish hair-scales partially suffused light grey.[2]

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