Antaeotricha ianthina is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham in 1913. It is found in Panama.[1]

Antaeotricha ianthina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Antaeotricha
Species:
A. ianthina
Binomial name
Antaeotricha ianthina
(Walsingham, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Stenoma ianthina Walsingham, 1913

The wingspan is about 28 mm. The forewings are unicolorous rich shining purple, with greenish reflections at the extreme base, the costa and dorsum to two-thirds perhaps somewhat more richly coloured than the remainder of the wing. The hindwings are dark tawny grey, with some slight greenish and purplish reflections and a long pencil of pale ochreous hairs from near the base of the costa above.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Antaeotricha at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. ^ Biol. centr.-amer. Lep. Heterocera 4: 178   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.