Antoloea
| Antoloea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Antoloea Meyrick, 1914 |
| Species: | A. xanthopa |
| Binomial name | |
| Antoloea xanthopa Meyrick, 1914 | |
Antoloea is a monotypic moth genus in the family Depressariidae. Its only species, Antoloea xanthopa, is found in Assam, India. Both the genus and species were first described by Edward Meyrick in 1914.[1]
The wingspan is 13–14 mm. The forewings are white with a large undefined blotch of ochreous-orange suffusion occupying the lower part of the disc posteriorly, with some scattered black specks within and above it, and including a tuft of scales mixed with black representing the second discal stigma, and a small spot or group of black scales towards the dorsum. There is a large black dot in the disc towards the termen, and a few black specks above and below this. The hindwings are white, faintly tinged with yellowish.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku (January 18, 2014). "Antoloea Meyrick, 1914". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 22 (4): 780.
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