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.
| Batrachedrodes sophroniella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Momphidae |
| Genus: | Batrachedrodes |
| Species: | B. sophroniella |
| Binomial name | |
| Batrachedrodes sophroniella (Walsingham, 1907) | |
| Synonyms | |
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The larvae feed at times abundantly on the sporangia of Dryopteris cyatheoides.
References
edit- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Batrachedrodes". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
External links
edit- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.