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Anatrachyntis falcatella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cosmopterigidae
Genus:	Anatrachyntis
Species:	A. falcatella
Binomial name
Anatrachyntis falcatella (Stainton, 1859)
Synonyms
Gracilaria falcatella Stainton, 1859 Pyroderces falcatella Pyroderces dendrophaga Meyrick, 1920 Pyroderces spodoctha Meyrick, 1905

Anatrachyntis falcatella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1859, and is known from India, China, Sri Lanka and Australia.

The larvae feed on Hibiscus rosa-sinensis.

References

1. 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.
2. "Australian Insects". Archived from the original on 2013-04-03. Retrieved 2012-01-27.

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