Antiochtha coelatella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lecithoceridae |
Genus: | Antiochtha |
Species: | A. coelatella |
Binomial name | |
Antiochtha coelatella (Walker, 1864) | |
Synonyms | |
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Antiochtha coelatella is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]
Adults are cinereous (ash gray), the wings with a whitish marginal line. The forewings are purplish, with two transverse whitish costal streaks, and with a whitish discal ringlet. There are two whitish dots, the interior one near the interior border, the exterior one contiguous to the interior border.[2]
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Antiochtha coelatella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
- ↑ List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 30: 1040 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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