Antoloea
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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 13โ€“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

  1. โ†‘ Savela, Markku (January 18, 2014). "Antoloea Meyrick, 1914". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  2. โ†‘ 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.


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