Batrachedra amydraula, the lesser date moth, is a species of moth of the family Batrachedridae found from Bangladesh to western Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Israel, Iraq, and Iran, as well as most of North Africa.
Batrachedra amydraula | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Batrachedridae |
Genus: | Batrachedra |
Species: | B. amydraula
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Binomial name | |
Batrachedra amydraula |
The wingspan is 10–14 mm.
The larvae feed on Derris trifoliata and Phoenix dactylifera.[2]
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