Anatrachyntis cyma

Anatrachyntis cyma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cosmopterigidae
Genus:	Anatrachyntis
Species:	A. cyma
Binomial name
	Anatrachyntis cyma; (Bradley, 1953)
Synonyms
	Stagmatophora cyma Bradley, 1953; Pyroderces cyma;

Anatrachyntis cyma is a moth in the Cosmopterigidae family. It was described by John David Bradley in 1953 and is known from Fiji.^[1]

This species has a wingspan of 15–18 mm.

The forewings are ochreous with pale ochreous and brownish wave-like markings, basal third is brown, outer edge outwardly oblique and outlined with black. A whitish-ochreous streak from base below costa and parallel to it.^[2]

Biology

This species feeds on the flowers of Pandanus species.

References

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Stagmatophora cyma". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
^ Bradley, 1953. New Microlepidoptera from Fiji. - Vol.xv (1): 109-114

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Stagmatophora cyma". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.

[2] Bradley, 1953. New Microlepidoptera from Fiji. - Vol.xv (1): 109-114

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