Batrachedrodes ephelus

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

Batrachedrodes ephelus is a moth of the family Momphidae.[1] It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907 and is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Molokai.

The larvae probably feed on a fern species.

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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