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Batrachedrodes sophroniella

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Batrachedrodes sophroniella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Momphidae
Genus: Batrachedrodes
Species:
B. sophroniella
Binomial name
Batrachedrodes sophroniella
(Walsingham, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Batrachedra sophroniella Walsingham, 1907
  • Batrachedra ruficiliata Walsingham, 1907

Batrachedrodes sophroniella 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, Maui and Hawaii.

The larvae feed at times abundantly on the sporangia of Dryopteris cyatheoides.

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Batrachedrodes". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
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