Moths of North Carolina
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Anatrachyntis badia (Hodges, 1962) - Florida Pink Scavenger Moth

Anatrachyntis badiaAnatrachyntis badia
Taxonomy
Superfamily: Gelechioidea Family: CosmopterigidaeSubfamily: CosmopteriginaeP3 Number: 59a0399 MONA Number: 1513.00
Comments: Pyroderces is a genus of small comet moths that are primarily found in tropical, subtropical and warm temperate parts of the world. They are well represented in Australia and the Old World tropics, and there are three species in North America. Hodges (1978) placed our three species in the genus Pyroderces, but Europeans usually place these in the genus Anatrachyntis.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Distribution in North Carolina
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Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Habitats and Life History
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Larval Host Plants: Hosts are poorly documented. Heppner (2007) reports that larvae feed on scale insects, but also lists elm, pine, and peach. It is unclear if the larvae were feeding on these plants, and we do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View
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 Photo Gallery for Anatrachyntis badia - Florida Pink Scavenger Moth

Photos: 4

Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-11-18
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2023-10-27
Pender Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-05-04
Pender Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 2020-08-16
Carteret Co.
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