Batrachedra smilacis

Batrachedra smilacis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Batrachedridae
Genus: Batrachedra
Species:
B. smilacis
Binomial name
Batrachedra smilacis
Sugisima, 2006

Batrachedra smilacis is a moth in the family Batrachedridae. It is found in China and Korea.[1]

The length of the forewings is 4.4 mm for males and 4.7 mm for females.

The larvae bore the fruit of Smilax china.[2]

References

  1. ^ "A taxonomic review of the genus Batrachedra (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Batrachedridae) in Korea". Archived from the original on 2014-04-08. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
  2. ^ Sugisima, K., 2006: Batrachedra smilacis sp. nov. (Gelechioidea: Coleophoridae s.l.), whose larva is frequently detected in inspections of Smilax china (Smilacaceae) imported from China as a fruit-borer. Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan 57(2): 111-122. Abstract and full article: [1].


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