Biology:Batrachedra astathma
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Short description: Moth species in family Batrachedridae
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Batrachedridae |
| Genus: | Batrachedra |
| Species: | B. astathma
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| Binomial name | |
| Batrachedra astathma Meyrick, 1897
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Batrachedra astathma is a species of moth of the family Batrachedridae. It is found in Australia .
Original description
Male, Female 7-9 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen white. Palpi white, submedian and subapical rings of second joint, and basal and subapical rings of terminal black, scale-projection slight. Antennae whitish, suffused with fuscous above. Legs whitish, ringed with fuscous. Forewings fuscous, suffusedly irrorated with white, with scattered black scales; a suffused white costal streak from base to 2/3 plical and first and second discal stigmata rather large, black; a black apical dot; cilia fuscous-whitish. Hindwings and cilia grey-whitish. Sydney, New South Wales; in September, February, and March, five specimens.—Original description by Edward Meyrick
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Wikidata ☰ Q4869534 entry
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