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Depressariidae
59a0237 – 1024   Antaeotricha albulella (Walker, 1864)

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Synonymy:
  • albulella (Walker, 1864) (Cryptolechia)
  • vestalis (Zeller, 1873) (Cryptolechia)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Antaeotricha albulella (Walker, 1864) includes as a synonym [1024] Antaeotricha vestalis (Zeller, 1873), Becker (1981), Systematic Entomology 6: 137-141. This name and synonymy were overlooked in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist) but later noted in Hayden & Dickel (2015).
    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.
    • Becker, V.O., 1981. Identities and provenance of the gelechioid moths originally described by Francis Walker from ‘unknown countries’. Systematic Entomology, 6: 137-141.
    • Duckworth, W.D., 1964. North American Stenomidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea). Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 116(3495): 42 (vestalis Zeller, 1873, syn.)
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Antaeotricha albulella
    © Robert L. Zimlich
    Antaeotricha albulella
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    Antaeotricha albulella
    © Carol Wolf
    Antaeotricha albulella
    15mm – © Jim Vargo
    Antaeotricha albulella
    LG(cc) Miss. Ent. Mus.
    Antaeotricha albulella
    © George Smiley LG
    two leaves stitched on Quercus texana -17mm
    Antaeotricha albulella
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    penultimate instar on Quercus texana - 11mm
    Antaeotricha albulella
    © George Smiley LG
    final instar - 21mm
    Antaeotricha albulella
    © George Smiley LG
    prepupal - 18mm

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