Antaeotricha osseella is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia, Maryland, District of Columbia, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Arkansas, Missouri, Texas and California.

Antaeotricha osseella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Antaeotricha
Species:
A. osseella
Binomial name
Antaeotricha osseella
(Walsingham, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Ide osseella Walsingham, 1889
  • Brachyloma querciella Busck, 1908

The wingspan is about 16–18 mm.[1]

The larvae feed on Quercus alba and Quercus muehlenbergii.[2]

References

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  1. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ^ Antaeotricha at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms Archived December 13, 2014, at the Wayback Machine