Batrachedrodes syrraphella

Batrachedrodes syrraphella
Scientific classification
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;

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.

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

References[]

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

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.

[2] HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants

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