About Antaeotricha leucillana Zeller, 1854
Antaeotricha leucillana, commonly called the pale gray bird-dropping moth, is a species of moth in the family Depressariidae. It was first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1854. This moth is found in North America, with recorded occurrences in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, District of Columbia, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, Illinois, Iowa, Texas, Oregon, Louisiana, Manitoba, and Nova Scotia. Its wingspan measures between 15 and 23 mm. In Ohio, adult moths have been recorded in flight from April through August. The larvae of Antaeotricha leucillana feed on the leaves of Pyracantha crenulata, Malus, Vaccinium corymbosum, and Acer.
