Batrachedra trimeris
Batrachedra trimeris | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Batrachedridae |
Genus: | Batrachedra |
Species: | B. trimeris
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Binomial name | |
Batrachedra trimeris Meyrick, 1897
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Batrachedra trimeris is a species of moth of the family Batrachedridae. It is found in Australia.
Original description[]
Female 9-12 mm. Head white, crown partly ochreous-tinged. Palpi with second joint fuscous, apex white, terminal joint white, apex black, scale-projection short. Antennae pale grey. Thorax ochreous, with two white stripes. Abdomen whitish grey. Legs dark fuscous, posterior pair whitish. Forewings golden-yellow-ochreous; a broad shining white costal streak from base to apex, costal edge dark fuscous; sometimes an ill-defined whitish submedian longitudinal streak; first and second discal stigmata black: cilia light grey, on costa dark grey; Hindwings dark grey; cilia light grey. Perth, West Australia; in October, two specimens.
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Categories:
- Batrachedridae
- Moths of Australia
- Moths described in 1897
- Taxa named by Edward Meyrick
- Batrachedridae stubs