Batrachedrodes bedelliella

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

Batrachedrodes bedelliella 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, Molokai, Maui and Hawaii.

The larvae feed among the sporangia of Asplenium nidus and Elaphoglossum reticulatum.

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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