Cosmopterigidae
59a0398 –
1512 Anatrachyntis rileyi
(Walsingham, 1882) | Pink Scavenger Caterpillar |
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Description/
Field Marks: |
WL: 4.2 - 6.8 mm, has "hindtibia with median white streak having dorsolateral row of brown scales", Hodges (1978). See Hodges (1962). |
| Genitalia: |
See Hodges (1962). |
| Similar Species: |
- Anatrachyntis badia, WL: 3.5 - 5.4 mm, has "hindtibia with median white streak unicolorous", Hodges (1978.
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
rileyi Walsingham 1882 (Batrachedra) - MONA 1983: 1512; Type locality: Savannah, GAstigmatophora Walsingham 1897 (Batrachedra) |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Anatrachyntis rileyi (Walsingham, 1882), n. comb. following the treatment in Koster & Sinev (2003), was formerly placed in the genus Pyroderces. |
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| References |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
- Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
- Hodges, R. W., 1978. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 6.1, p. 47; pl. 3.29-30. order or free PDF
- Hodges, R.W., 1962. A revision of the Cosmopterigidae of America north of Mexico, with a definition of the Momphidae and Walshiidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea). Entomologica Americana (N.S.), 42: 74; figs. 59, 117, 169.
- Koster, S. & S. Sinev, 2003. Momphidae s.l. Microlepidoptera of Europe, 5: 1-387.
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Walsingham, L.T.d.G., 1882-1883. Notes on Tineidae of North America. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 10: 198.
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