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Anatrachyntis falcatella

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

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

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Pyroderces falcatella​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
  2. ^ "Australian Insects". Archived from the original on 2013-04-03. Retrieved 2012-01-27.


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