Biology:Batrachedrodes syrraphella
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Short description: Moth species in family Momphidae
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Momphidae |
| Genus: | Batrachedrodes |
| Species: | B. syrraphella
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| Batrachedrodes syrraphella (Walsingham, 1907)
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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 Thelypteris parasitica (Thelypteridaceae)[2] and Dryopteris parasitica. They make tubes of white silk among the sporangia upon which they feed.
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Batrachedrodes". http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/momphidae/batrachedrodes/. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ↑ HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
External links
- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu.
Wikidata ☰ Q4869594 entry
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