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Batrachedrodes ephelus

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

Batrachedrodes ephelus is a moth of the family Momphidae.[1] It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907 and is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Molokai.

The larvae probably feed on a fern species.

References

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