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Cosmopterigidae

59a0399 – 1513 Anatrachyntis badia (Hodges, 1962)

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Distribution Data for Anatrachyntis badia

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Description/ Field Marks:	WL: 3.5 - 5.4 mm, has "hindtibia with median white streak unicolorous", Hodges (1978). See Hodges (1962).
Genitalia:	See Hodges (1962).
Similar Species:	Anatrachyntis rileyi, WL: 4.2 - 6.8 mm, has "hindtibia with median white streak having dorsolateral row of brown scales", Hodges (1978). Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	badia (Hodges, 1962) (Sathrobrota) - MONA 1983: 1513; Holotype: South Florida.
Taxonomic Notes:	Anatrachyntis badia (Hodges, 1962), n. comb. following the treatment in Koster & Sinev (2003), was formerly placed in the genus Pyroderces.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

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Hodges, R. W., 1978. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 6.1, p. 47; pl. 3.31-33. 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: 76; figs. 60, 118, 170.
Koster, S. & S. Sinev, 2003. Momphidae s.l. Microlepidoptera of Europe, 5: 1-387.
Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 6.48m; p. 82. Book Review and ordering
Species Page at BugGuide.Net
U.S. National Entomological Collection (USNM) - Holotype ♀