Anatrachyntis coriacella

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

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

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

References

  1. LepIndex
  2. afromoths.net
  3. Meyrick, E. 1930c. Microlepidoptera of Mauritius - Transactions of the entomological Society of London 78(2):309–323


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