Small Decantha Moth
Decantha stecia Hodges, 1974
Small Decantha Moth: https://mail.marylandbiodiversity.org/species/19691
Synonyms
Hodges #1043 
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Decantha stecia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Decantha
Species:
D. stecia
Binomial name
Decantha stecia

Decantha stecia, the small Decantha moth, is a moth in the family Oecophoridae.[2][1] It is 3–3.5 mm (0.12–0.14 in) in length.[3]

Found in Eastern United States of America from Louisiana and Florida north to Ohio and Massachucets,[4] up to an elevation of 610 m (2,000 ft).[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Decantha stecia Hodges, 1974". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Decantha stecia Hodges, 1974". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.25.254. 11 September 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Species Decantha stecia - Hodges#1043". bugguide.net. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  4. ^ "59a0038 – 1043 Decantha stecia Hodges, 1974". Digital Guide to Moth Identification. Moth Photographers Group, Mississippi Entomological Museum. Retrieved 16 September 2025.