Batrachedra smilacis is a moth in the family Batrachedridae. It is found in China and Korea.[1]
| Batrachedra smilacis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Batrachedridae |
| Genus: | Batrachedra |
| Species: | B. smilacis
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| Binomial name | |
| Batrachedra smilacis Sugisima, 2006
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The length of the forewings is 4.4 mm for males and 4.7 mm for females. The forewings are pale ochreous, suffused with dark brown along the basal half of the costa.
The larvae bore the fruit of Smilax china.[2]
References edit
- ^ "A taxonomic review of the genus Batrachedra (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Batrachedridae) in Korea". Archived from the original on 2014-04-08. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
- ^ 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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