Anatrachyntis terminella

Anatrachyntis terminella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Anatrachyntis
Species: A. terminella
Binomial name
Anatrachyntis terminella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria terminella Walker, 1864
  • Pyroderces terminella

Anatrachyntis terminella is a moth in the Cosmopterigidae family. It was described by Walker in 1864, and is known from Australia (including New South Wales) and Fiji.

The wingspan is about 8 mm. The forewings are patterned and hindwings have trailing hairy fringes.

The larvae have been recorded in deserted nests of wasps of the Polistes genus, galls on flower buds of Acacia binervata, egg sacs of the spider Nephila edulis as well as dead insects and dead leaves.[1]

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