Batrachedra smilacis explained

Batrachedra smilacis is a moth in the family Batrachedridae. It is found in China and Korea.^[1]

The length of the forewings is 4.4 mm for males and 4.7 mm for females.

The larvae bore the fruit of Smilax china.^[2]

External links

• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog

Notes and References

1. Web site: A taxonomic review of the genus Batrachedra (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Batrachedridae) in Korea . 2014-04-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140408215416/http://www.cabdirect.org/abstracts/20103155437.html;jsessionid=9EE10710330ED22A71BA32E636126967 . 2014-04-08 . dead .
2. , 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: http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/110007034363/en.