Antoloea xanthopa

Antoloea xanthopa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Antoloea
Meyrick, 1914
Species: A. xanthopa
Binomial name
Antoloea xanthopa
Meyrick, 1914

Antoloea xanthopa is a moth in the Depressariidae family, and the only species in the genus Antoloea. It was described by Meyrick in 1914 and is found in India (Assam).[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]

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