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Batrachedra trimeris

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Batrachedridae

Scientific name
  
Batrachedra trimeris

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Batrachedra

Rank
  
Species

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Batrachedra trimeris is a species of moth of the Batrachedridae family. It is found in Australia.

Original description

Female 9-12 mm. Head white, crown partly ochreous-tinged. Palpi with second joint fuscous, apex white, terminal joint white, apex black, scale-projection short. Antennae pale grey. Thorax ochreous, with two white stripes. Abdomen whitish grey. Legs dark fuscous, posterior pair whitish. Forewings golden-yellow-ochreous; a broad shining white costal streak from base to apex, costal edge dark fuscous; sometimes an ill-defined whitish submedian longitudinal streak; first and second discal stigmata black: cilia light grey, on costa dark grey; Hindwings dark grey; cilia light grey. Perth, West Australia; in October, two specimens.

References

Batrachedra trimeris Wikipedia