Batrachedra

Batrachedra
Batrachedra praeangusta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Clade:	Euarthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Batrachedridae
Genus:	Batrachedra Herrich-Schäffer, 1853[1]
Species
See text
Synonyms
Eustaintonia Spuler, 1910

Batrachedra is the largest genus in the moth family Batrachedridae. The genus name is derived from the Greek words 'frog' and 'seat' referring to the frog-like resting posture of the adult moths.^[2]

Species

The genus contains the following species:^[3]

• Batrachedra acrodeta
• Batrachedra agaura
• Batrachedra albicapitella
• Batrachedra amydraula Meyrick, 1916 (from India, UAE)
• Batrachedra angusta
• Batrachedra aphypnota
• Batrachedra arenosella (Walker, 1864) (widespread, New Zealand, Australia, etc.)
• Batrachedra astathma (from Australia)
• Batrachedra astricta
• Batrachedra atomosella Walsingham, 1900 (from Yemen/Sokotra)
• Batrachedra atriloqua
• Batrachedra auricomella Sinev, 1993
• Batrachedra busiris
• Batrachedra calator Hodges, 1966 (neotropical)
• Batrachedra capnospila (from Australia)
• Batrachedra chasanella Sinev, 1993
• Batrachedra comosae Hodges, 1966 (neotropical)
• Batrachedra concitata Meyrick, 1928 (neotropical)
• Batrachedra conspersa Meyrick, 1916 (neotropical)
• Batrachedra copia Clarke, 1957 (neotropical)
• Batrachedra daduchus Meyrick, 1928 (neotropical)
• Batrachedra decoctor Meyrick, 1928 (neotropical)
• Batrachedra diplosema (from Australia)
• Batrachedra ditrota (from Australia)
• Batrachedra dolichoscia Meyrick, 1928 (neotropical)
• Batrachedra elucus
• Batrachedra enormis Meyrick, 1928 (neotropical)
• Batrachedra epimyxa
• Batrachedra epixantha (from Australia)
• Batrachedra epombra Meyrick, 1914 (from Africa)
• Batrachedra eremochtha (from Australia)
• Batrachedra eucola
• Batrachedra eurema Bradley, 1956 (from Guadalcanal/Lord Howe Isl.)
• Batrachedra eustola
• Batrachedra filicicola
• Batrachedra folia
• Batrachedra garritor
• Batrachedra granosa Meyrick, 1911 (from Namibia/S.Africa)
• Batrachedra hageter
• Batrachedra helarcha (from Australia)
• Batrachedra heliota Meyrick, 1913 (from South Africa)
• Batrachedra holochlora (from Australia)
• Batrachedra hypachroa (from Australia)
• Batrachedra hypoleuca
• Batrachedra hypoxutha
• Batrachedra illusor
• Batrachedra isochtha Meyrick, 1914 (from Kongo, Uganda, South Africa)
• Batrachedra knabi (Walsingham, 1909) (neotropical
• Batrachedra leucophyta (from Australia)
• Batrachedra libator
• Batrachedra linaria
• Batrachedra liopsis (from Australia)
• Batrachedra litterata
• Batrachedra lygropis (from Australia)
• Batrachedra macroloncha
• Batrachedra mathesoni
• Batrachedra meator Hodges, 1966 (neotropical)
• Batrachedra megalodoxa (from Australia)
• Batrachedra metaxias (from Australia)
• Batrachedra microbias Meyrick, 1914 (from South Africa)
• Batrachedra microdryas (from Australia)
• Batrachedra microtoma (from Australia)
• Batrachedra mictopsamma
• Batrachedra monophthalma
• Batrachedra mylephata (from Australia)
• Batrachedra myrmecophila
• Batrachedra notocapna (from Australia)
• Batrachedra nuciferae Hodges, 1966 (neotropical)
• Batrachedra ochricomella
• Batrachedra oemias Meyrick, 1909 (from South Africa)
• Batrachedra orinarcha
• Batrachedra pacabilis
• Batrachedra pachybela Meyrick, 1934 (from Sudan)
• Batrachedra paritor Hodges, 1966 (neotropical)
• Batrachedra parvulipunctella
• Batrachedra pastor
• Batrachedra phaneropa Meyrick, 1914 (from Malawi)
• Batrachedra phorcydia (from Australia)
• Batrachedra pinicolella (Zeller, 1839) (palearctic)
• Batrachedra plagiocentra (from Australia)
• Batrachedra praeangusta (Haworth, 1828) (palearctic)
• Batrachedra promylaea
• Batrachedra psithyra
• Batrachedra repertor Hodges, 1966 (neotropical)
• Batrachedra rhysodes
• Batrachedra rixator Hodges, 1966 (neotropical)
• Batrachedra sacrata
• Batrachedra salicipomenella
• Batrachedra salina (from Australia)
• Batrachedra satirica (from Australia)
• Batrachedra saurota Meyrick, 1911 (from South Africa)
• Batrachedra scapulata
• Batrachedra scitator
• Batrachedra siliginea (from Australia)
• Batrachedra smilacis Sugisima, 2006
• Batrachedra stenosema
• Batrachedra sterilis (from Australia)
• Batrachedra striolata
• Batrachedra subglauca
• Batrachedra substrata
• Batrachedra tarsimaculata
• Batrachedra testor
• Batrachedra theca Clarke, 1957 (neotropical)
• Batrachedra trimeris (from Australia)
• Batrachedra tristicta
• Batrachedra velox (from Australia)
• Batrachedra verax
• Batrachedra volucris (from Australia)
• Batrachedra xanthocrena
• Batrachedra zenochroa (from Australia)

Selected former species

• Batrachedra albanica
• Batrachedra albistrigella
• Batrachedra bedelliella
• Batrachedra bermudensis
• Batrachedra clemensella
• Batrachedra concors
• Batrachedra crypsineura
• Batrachedra cuniculata
• Batrachedra curvilineella
• Batrachedra ephelus
• Batrachedra halans
• Batrachedra hologramma
• Batrachedra kabulella
• Batrachedra ledereriella (Zeller, 1850) (from South Europe, Canary Islands, Morocco)
• Batrachedra lomentella
• Batrachedra microstigma
• Batrachedra peroptusa Meyrick, 1922 (neotropical)
• Batrachedra phragmitidella
• Batrachedra praeangustella
• Batrachedra psilopa
• Batrachedra pulvella
• Batrachedra ruficiliata
• Batrachedra silvatica
• Batrachedra sophroniella
• Batrachedra stegodyphobius
• Batrachedra supercincta
• Batrachedra turdipennella
• Batrachedra unifasciella

References

• De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. 2016. Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). World Wide Web electronic publication (www.afromoths.net) (acc.23-Aug-2016)
• Lee & Brown, 2009. Revised Checklist of Batrachedridae in Neotropical Region. - http://mississippientomologicalmuseum.org.msstate.edu/
• Butterflyhouse.com.au

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