Biology:Batrachedrodes lomentella

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Short description: Moth species in family Momphidae

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

Batrachedrodes lomentella 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 have been found among the dead leaves of an unidentified fern.

References

  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. 

Wikidata ☰ Q4869591 entry