Anatrachyntis badia, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki
Anatrachyntis badia (Hodges, 1962)
MOTH INFO
Anatrachyntis badia is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Anatrachyntis badia
Sathrobrota badia (Hodges, 1962)
Pyroderces badia (Hodges, 1962)
Common name
Classification
Superfamily: Gelechioidea > Family: Cosmopterigidae > Subfamily: Cosmopteriginae > Genus: Anatrachyntis
Wingspan
9-10 mm
Habitat
Wet forests, swamps, lake shores, river deltas.
Hua et al. (2018) summarize: “Anatrachyntis badia is native to the southern United States (Hodges 1962) but has been introduced across Europe (Dawidowicz & Rozwalka 2017)".
Food plant
The larva is presumed to feed on plant detritus derived from a variety of host plants, including members of the families Zamiaceae (Zamia integrifolia), Arecaceae (Cocos nucifera), Euphorbiaceae (Ricinus communis), Ulmaceae (Ulmus sp.), Fabaceae (Senna occidentalis), etc.
Flight period*
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
*based on a few observations on the island
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