Batrachedrodes lomentella

Batrachedrodes lomentella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Momphidae
Genus:Batrachedrodes
Species: B. lomentella
Binomial name
Batrachedrodes lomentella
(Walsingham, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Batrachedra lomentella Walsingham, 1907

Batrachedrodes lomentella is a moth of the family Momphidae.[1] It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Oahu and Hawaii.

The larvae have been found among the dead leaves of an unidentified fern.

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Batrachedrodes". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu.


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