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Anatrachyntis rileyi

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Anatrachyntis rileyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Anatrachyntis
Species:
A. rileyi
Binomial name
Anatrachyntis rileyi
(Walsingham, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Batrachedra rileyi Walsingham, 1882
  • Pyroderces rileyi
  • Sathrobrota rileyi
  • Batrachedra stigmatophora Walsingham, 1897
  • Pyroderces stigmatophora
  • Anatrachyntis stigmatophora
An example of Anatrachyntis rileyi

Anatrachyntis rileyi, the pink cornworm, pink bud moth or pink scavenger, is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae, the cosmet moths. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1882 from the southern United States, but it is probably an introduction to North America. It is found in much of the warm or tropical areas of the world, including northern Australia, the Galápagos Islands, Hawaii, the Antilles, South America and Mauritius.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Bippus, Maik (2020). "Records of Lepidoptera from the Malagasy region with description of new species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae, Noctuidae, Alucitidae, Choreutidae, Euteliidae, Gelechiidae, Blastobasidae, Pterophoridae, Tonzidae, Tineidae, Praydidae, Cosmopterigidae, Batrachedridae)" (PDF). Phelsuma. 28: 60–100.
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