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Depressariidae
59a0224 – 1011   Antaeotricha schlaegeri (Zeller, 1854)
             Schlaeger's Fruitworm

© Mark Dreiling
Similar Species:
  • Antaeotricha leucillana
  • Antaeotricha lindseyi
  • Antaeotricha baboquivariensis
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • schlaegeri (Zeller, 1854) (Cryptolechia) - MONA 1983: 1011
      Type locality: New York.
  • metaphaeella (Walker, 1854) (Cryptolechia)
  • References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Duckworth, W.D., 1964. North American Stenomidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea). Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 116(3495): 29.
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 4.41f; p. 65. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • Zeller, P.C., 1854. Die Depressarien und einige ihne nahe stehende gattungen. Linnaea entomologica : Zeitschrift herausgegeben von dem Entomologischen Vereine in Stettin., 9: 372.
    Antaeotricha schlaegeri
    © Bob Patterson
    Antaeotricha schlaegeri
    © John Himmelman
    Antaeotricha schlaegeri
    © Charles Melton
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    © Mark Dreiling - DNA
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    CalPhotos – © Jerry Powell
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    25mm – © Jim Vargo
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    LG(cc) Miss. Ent. Mus.
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    © Canadian National Collection LG

    Antaeotricha schlaegeri
    © George Smiley LG
    on Quercus palustris
    Antaeotricha schlaegeri
    © George Smiley LG
    on Quercus palustris

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