Biology:Anatrachyntis falcatella

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Short description: Species of moth

Anatrachyntis falcatella
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Anatrachyntis
Species:
A. falcatella
Binomial name
Anatrachyntis falcatella
(Stainton, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Meyrick, 1920 Stainton, 1859
  • Meyrick, 1905 Pyroderces falcatella
  • Gracilaria falcatella
  • Pyroderces dendrophaga Pyroderces spodoctha

Anatrachyntis falcatella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1859, and is known from India ,[1] China , Sri Lanka and Australia .[2]

The larvae feed on Hibiscus rosa-sinensis.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4752337 entry