Antaeotricha carabophanes

Antaeotricha carabophanes is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1932. It is found in Colombia.[1]

Antaeotricha carabophanes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Antaeotricha
Species:
A. carabophanes
Binomial name
Antaeotricha carabophanes
Meyrick, 1932

The wingspan is about 28 mm. The forewings are rather glossy indigo-green-blue, with the base tinged golden metallic and the terminal edge deep purple. The hindwings are dark grey, towards the dorsum tinged indigo.[2]

References

  1. Antaeotricha at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Exotic Microlep. 4 (10): 289 Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine


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