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Anatrachyntis simplex
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Anatrachyntis
Species:
A. simplex
Binomial name
Anatrachyntis simplex
Synonyms
  • Pyroderces simplex Walsingham, 1891
  • Amneris flexiloquella Riedl, 1993
  • Stagmatophora gossypiella Walsingham, 1906
  • Anatrachyntis hemizopha Meyrick, 1916
  • Anatrachyntis repandatella (Legrand, 1966)
Anatrachyntis simplex

Anatrachyntis simplex is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found on Egypt, La Réunion, Gambia and the United Arab Emirates, Cyprus, Morocco, Portugal, Spain,[2] India and China. It is recorded infrequently in Great Britain through accidental importation in pomegranates.[3]

The wingspan is about 10 mm. In Europe, adults have been recorded in August and October. In the tropics there are multiple generations per year.

The larvae feed within the fruit of pomegranates. In Africa they have also been recorded feeding on Elaeis guineensis (African oil palm) (Arecaceae), Zea mays (Poaceae), Gossypium sp. and Ceiba pentandra (Malvaceae), as well as flowers of Pandanus sp.[4]

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Afro moths
  3. ^ Hants Moths
  4. ^ Gates Clarke, 1971. The Lepidoptera of Rapa Island. Smithonian Contributions to Zoology, 56.
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