Batrachedra

Batrachedra
	Batrachedra praeangusta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Batrachedridae
Genus:	Batrachedra; Herrich-Schäffer, 1853
Species
	See text
Synonyms
	Eustaintonia Spuler, 1910;

Batrachedra is the largest genus in the moth family Batrachedridae. The genus name is derived from the Greek words 'frog' and 'seat' referring to the frog-like resting posture of the adult moths.^[2]

Species

The genus contains the following species:^[3]

Batrachedra acrodeta
Batrachedra agaura
Batrachedra albicapitella
Batrachedra amydraula Meyrick, 1916 (from India, UAE)
Batrachedra angusta
Batrachedra aphypnota
Batrachedra arenosella (Walker, 1864) (widespread, New Zealand, Australia, etc.)
Batrachedra astathma (from Australia)
Batrachedra astricta
Batrachedra atomosella Walsingham, 1900 (from Yemen/Sokotra)
Batrachedra atriloqua
Batrachedra auricomella Sinev, 1993
Batrachedra busiris
Batrachedra calator Hodges, 1966 (neotropical)
Batrachedra capnospila (from Australia)
Batrachedra chasanella Sinev, 1993
Batrachedra comosae Hodges, 1966 (neotropical)
Batrachedra concitata Meyrick, 1928 (neotropical)
Batrachedra conspersa Meyrick, 1916 (neotropical)
Batrachedra copia Clarke, 1957 (neotropical)
Batrachedra daduchus Meyrick, 1928 (neotropical)
Batrachedra decoctor Meyrick, 1928 (neotropical)
Batrachedra diplosema (from Australia)
Batrachedra ditrota (from Australia)
Batrachedra dolichoscia Meyrick, 1928 (neotropical)
Batrachedra elucus
Batrachedra enormis Meyrick, 1928 (neotropical)
Batrachedra epimyxa
Batrachedra epixantha (from Australia)
Batrachedra epombra Meyrick, 1914 (from Africa)
Batrachedra eremochtha (from Australia)
Batrachedra eucola
Batrachedra eurema Bradley, 1956 (from Guadalcanal/Lord Howe Isl.)
Batrachedra eustola
Batrachedra filicicola
Batrachedra folia
Batrachedra garritor
Batrachedra granosa Meyrick, 1911 (from Namibia/S.Africa)
Batrachedra hageter
Batrachedra helarcha (from Australia)
Batrachedra heliota Meyrick, 1913 (from South Africa)
Batrachedra holochlora (from Australia)
Batrachedra hypachroa (from Australia)
Batrachedra hypoleuca
Batrachedra hypoxutha
Batrachedra illusor
Batrachedra isochtha Meyrick, 1914 (from Kongo, Uganda, South Africa)
Batrachedra knabi (Walsingham, 1909) (neotropical
Batrachedra leucophyta (from Australia)
Batrachedra libator
Batrachedra linaria
Batrachedra liopsis (from Australia)
Batrachedra litterata
Batrachedra lygropis (from Australia)
Batrachedra macroloncha
Batrachedra mathesoni
Batrachedra meator Hodges, 1966 (neotropical)
Batrachedra megalodoxa (from Australia)
Batrachedra metaxias (from Australia)
Batrachedra microbias Meyrick, 1914 (from South Africa)
Batrachedra microdryas (from Australia)
Batrachedra microtoma (from Australia)
Batrachedra mictopsamma
Batrachedra monophthalma
Batrachedra mylephata (from Australia)
Batrachedra myrmecophila
Batrachedra notocapna (from Australia)
Batrachedra nuciferae Hodges, 1966 (neotropical)
Batrachedra ochricomella
Batrachedra oemias Meyrick, 1909 (from South Africa)
Batrachedra orinarcha
Batrachedra pacabilis
Batrachedra pachybela Meyrick, 1934 (from Sudan)
Batrachedra paritor Hodges, 1966 (neotropical)
Batrachedra parvulipunctella
Batrachedra pastor
Batrachedra phaneropa Meyrick, 1914 (from Malawi)
Batrachedra phorcydia (from Australia)
Batrachedra pinicolella (Zeller, 1839) (palearctic)
Batrachedra plagiocentra (from Australia)
Batrachedra praeangusta (Haworth, 1828) (palearctic)
Batrachedra promylaea
Batrachedra psithyra
Batrachedra repertor Hodges, 1966 (neotropical)
Batrachedra rhysodes
Batrachedra rixator Hodges, 1966 (neotropical)
Batrachedra sacrata
Batrachedra salicipomenella
Batrachedra salina (from Australia)
Batrachedra satirica (from Australia)
Batrachedra saurota Meyrick, 1911 (from South Africa)
Batrachedra scapulata
Batrachedra scitator
Batrachedra siliginea (from Australia)
Batrachedra smilacis Sugisima, 2006
Batrachedra stenosema
Batrachedra sterilis (from Australia)
Batrachedra striolata
Batrachedra subglauca
Batrachedra substrata
Batrachedra tarsimaculata
Batrachedra testor
Batrachedra theca Clarke, 1957 (neotropical)
Batrachedra trimeris (from Australia)
Batrachedra tristicta
Batrachedra velox (from Australia)
Batrachedra verax
Batrachedra volucris (from Australia)
Batrachedra xanthocrena
Batrachedra zenochroa (from Australia)

Selected former species

Batrachedra albanica
Batrachedra albistrigella
Batrachedra bedelliella
Batrachedra bermudensis
Batrachedra clemensella
Batrachedra concors
Batrachedra crypsineura
Batrachedra cuniculata
Batrachedra curvilineella
Batrachedra ephelus
Batrachedra halans
Batrachedra hologramma
Batrachedra kabulella
Batrachedra ledereriella (Zeller, 1850) (from South Europe, Canary Islands, Morocco)
Batrachedra lomentella
Batrachedra microstigma
Batrachedra peroptusa Meyrick, 1922 (neotropical)
Batrachedra phragmitidella
Batrachedra praeangustella
Batrachedra psilopa
Batrachedra pulvella
Batrachedra ruficiliata
Batrachedra silvatica
Batrachedra sophroniella
Batrachedra stegodyphobius
Batrachedra supercincta
Batrachedra turdipennella
Batrachedra unifasciella

References

^ Revised Checklist of Batrachedridae in Neotropical Region
^ Hoare, Robert J. B. (2014). A photographic guide to moths & butterflies of New Zealand. Ball, Olivier. Auckland: New Holland Publishers. p. 37. ISBN 9781869663995. OCLC 891672034.
^ Natural History Museum Lepidoptera Generic Names Catalog

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[1] Revised Checklist of Batrachedridae in Neotropical Region

[:4-2] Hoare, Robert J. B. (2014). A photographic guide to moths & butterflies of New Zealand. Ball, Olivier. Auckland: New Holland Publishers. p. 37. ISBN 9781869663995. OCLC 891672034.

[3] Natural History Museum Lepidoptera Generic Names Catalog

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