Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Batrachedridae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Batrachedrodes | |
Scientific name Batrachedrodes syrraphella | ||
Batrachedrodes syrraphella is a moth of the Batrachedridae family. It is endemic to Oahu and Hawaii.
The larvae feed on Thelypteris parasitica (Thelypteridaceae) and Dryopteris parasitica. They make tubes of white silk among the sporangia upon which they feed.
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