Biology:Anatrachyntis coriacella

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Short description: Species of moth

Anatrachyntis coriacella
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Anatrachyntis
Species:
A. coriacella
Binomial name
Anatrachyntis coriacella
(Snellen, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Snellen, 1901
  • Sathrobrota coriacella Batrachedra coriacella
  • Pyroderces coriacella

Anatrachyntis coriacella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Snellen in 1901, and is known from Indonesia (Java),[1] India, Malaysia, Mauritius, United States and Australia.[2]

The larvae feed on Malvaceae (Gossypium sp.).[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Pyroderces simplex". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=114249. 
  2. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Anatrachyntis coriacella (Snellen, 1901)". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/ANATCORI. Retrieved November 17, 2017. 
  3. Meyrick, E. 1930c. Microlepidoptera of Mauritius - Transactions of the entomological Society of London 78(2):309–323

Wikidata ☰ Q4752331 entry