Biology:Antipterna euanthes

Short description: Species of moth

Antipterna euanthes
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Oecophoridae
Genus:	Antipterna
Species:	A. euanthes
Binomial name
Antipterna euanthes (Meyrick, 1885)
Synonyms
Ocystola euanthes Meyrick, 1885 Ocystola placoxantha Meyrick, 1885 Caesyra hemidesma Lower, 1897 Ocystola pachythrix Turner, 1917

Antipterna euanthes is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae, first described by Edward Meyrick in 1885 as Ocystola euanthes, with the female lectotype being found in the Wirrabara Forest, South Australia.

Meyrick's description

Female: 17 mm. Head yellow. Palpi dark fuscous, internally yellow-whitish, terminal joint nearly as long as second. Antennae, thorax, abdomen, and legs dark fuscous; posterior legs yellowish beneath. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa moderately arched, apex acute, hindmargin slightly sinuate, extremely oblique; yellow; markings dark fuscous, slightly purplish-tinged; a short streak from base of costa along inner margin to ¼; a moderately broad fascia from middle of costa to inner margin before anal angle, dilated beneath; an irregular fascia along hindmargin from apex to anal angle, touching central fascia: cilia dark fuscous. Hindwings ovate-lanceolate, acute, veins 3 and 4 from a point; dark fuscous; cilia dark fuscous.
Adelaide and Wirrabara Forest, South Australia; two specimens.

Further reading

•  , Wikidata Q110980740

External links

• Antipterna euanthes: images & occurrence data from GBIF

Wikidata ☰ Q109424413 entry