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

  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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