Anatrachyntis badia (Hodges, 1962)

Information in Alien Species in Poland database are purely scientific and not legally binding.

Status

The species is alien in whole area of its current or past occurrence in Poland

Unintentionally introduced indoors but intercepted before introduction into the wild

Between 2014-2015 a few individuals were recorded in shopping centres in Lublin (E Poland) on pomegranates imported from Spain and Turkey.

Occurrence

Map of occurrence

Areas on the map correspond to pemanent occurrence of the species. Points on the map indicate introduction places and/or single records of the species; they do not always correspond to current presence of the species in a given locality.

Information that could update the map of occurence of the species can be sent to ias@iop.krakow.pl

References

• Dawidowicz Ł., Rozwałka R. 2017. Anatrachyntis badia (Hodges, 1962)(Lepidoptera: Cosmopterigidae): the first report from Turkey and a case of importation to Poland Turkish Journal of Zoology 41: 60-63. link

Life form: Insect

Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae