Antaeotricha albulella

Antaeotricha albulella
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Antaeotricha
Species:
A. albulella
Binomial name
Antaeotricha albulella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Cryptolechia albulella Walker, 1864
  • Zauclophora albulella
  • Cryptolechia vestalis Zeller, 1873
  • Antaeotricha vestalis
  • Harpalyce albella Chambers, 1874

Antaeotricha albulella, the vestal moth, is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in the United States where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas and West Virginia.

The wingspan is about 15 mm. Adults are white with a minute, indistinct ochreous spot at the end of the disc. There are also some scattered dark brown scales.