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

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Gelechioidea		 Family:
Cosmopterigidae		Subfamily:
Cosmopteriginae		P3 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                                                                                 
Genitalia and other structural photos
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Anatrachyntis badiaAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
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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Status in North Carolina
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 Photo Gallery for Anatrachyntis badia - Florida Pink Scavenger Moth

Photos: 11
Anatrachyntis badia
Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2025-11-20
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Emerged from a collection of Zinnia flower heads (see genitalia images).		Anatrachyntis badia
Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2025-11-20
Mecklenburg Co.
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Anatrachyntis badia
Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2025-11-20
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Anatrachyntis badia
Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2025-11-20
Mecklenburg Co.
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Anatrachyntis badia
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-07-08
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Anatrachyntis badia
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-07-08
Brunswick Co.
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Anatrachyntis badia
Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2025-05-02
Pender Co.
Comment: 		Anatrachyntis badia
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-11-18
Carteret Co.
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Anatrachyntis badia
Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2023-10-27
Pender Co.
Comment: 		Anatrachyntis badia
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-05-04
Pender Co.
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Anatrachyntis badia
Recorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 2020-08-16
Carteret Co.
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