Batrachedrodes sophroniella

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

Batrachedrodes sophroniella 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, Maui and Hawaii.

The larvae feed at times abundantly on the sporangia of Dryopteris cyatheoides.

References

^ Savela, Markku. "Batrachedrodes". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 15 July 2018.

External links

Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.

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[funet-1] Savela, Markku. "Batrachedrodes". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 15 July 2018.

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