Antoloea

Antoloea
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (January 18, 2014). "Antoloea Meyrick, 1914". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  2. ^ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 22 (4): 780. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.