Anatrachyntis falcatella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1859, and is known from India,[1] China, Sri Lanka and Australia.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Anatrachyntis |
| Species: | A. falcatella
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| Anatrachyntis falcatella (Stainton, 1859)
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The larvae feed on Hibiscus rosa-sinensis.
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pyroderces falcatella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
- ^ "Australian Insects". Archived from the original on 2013-04-03. Retrieved 2012-01-27.