Batrachedrodes syrraphella

Batrachedrodes syrraphella 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.

Batrachedrodes syrraphella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Momphidae
Genus: Batrachedrodes
Species:
B. syrraphella
Binomial name
Batrachedrodes syrraphella
(Walsingham, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Batrachedra syrraphella Walsingham, 1907

The larvae feed on Thelypteris parasitica (Thelypteridaceae)[2] and Dryopteris parasitica. They make tubes of white silk among the sporangia upon which they feed.

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Batrachedrodes". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  2. ^ HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
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