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Depressariidae
59a0227 – 1014   Antaeotricha leucillana Zeller, 1854
             Pale Gray Bird-dropping Moth

© David Reed
Distribution: Type locality: Gerogia.
Similar Species:
  • Antaeotricha schlaegeri
  • Antaeotricha lindseyi
  • Antaeotricha baboquivariensis
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Antaeotricha leucillana Zeller, 1854
Cryptolechia algidella Walker, 1864
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Duckworth, W.D., 1964. North American Stenomidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea). Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 116(3495): 32.
  • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
  • Species Page at Block Island Moths
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
  • Zeller. P.C., 1954. Die Depressarien und einige ihne nahe stehende gattungen. Linnaea entomologica : Zeitschrift herausgegeben von dem Entomologischen Vereine in Stettin., 9: 370.
Antaeotricha leucillana
© Larry Line
Antaeotricha leucillana
© Bob Patterson
Antaeotricha leucillana
© John Himmelman
Antaeotricha leucillana
© Tam Stuart
Antaeotricha leucillana
© Jason Dombroskie
Antaeotricha leucillana
© David Reed
Antaeotricha leucillana
© Gretchen Grammer
Antaeotricha leucillana
© Mark Dreiling - DNA
Antaeotricha leucillana
© Carol Wolf
Antaeotricha leucillana
17mm – © Jim Vargo
Antaeotricha leucillana
LG(cc) Miss. Ent. Mus.
Antaeotricha leucillana
© Ken Childs LG

Antaeotricha leucillana
© Ken Childs LG

Antaeotricha leucillana
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Betula alleghaniensis
Antaeotricha leucillana
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Betula alleghaniensis

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