Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Cosmopterigidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Anatrachyntis | |
Similar Anatrachyntis, Nephila edulis, Selenops, Gelinae, Cosmopterigidae | ||
Anatrachyntis terminella is a moth in the Cosmopterigidae family. It was described by Walker in 1864, and is known from Australia (including New South Wales) and Fiji.
The wingspan is about 8 mm. The forewings are patterned and hindwings have trailing hairy fringes.
The larvae have been recorded in deserted nests of wasps of the Polistes genus, galls on flower buds of Acacia binervata, egg sacs of the spider Nephila edulis as well as dead insects and dead leaves.
References
Anatrachyntis terminella Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA