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

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Synonymy: Cryptolechia albulella Walker, 1864
Cryptolechia vestalis Zeller, 1873
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: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • 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
© Robert L. Zimlich
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
© George Smiley LG
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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