Batrachedrodes syrraphella explained

Batrachedrodes syrraphella is a moth of the family Momphidae.[1] It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Oahu and Hawaii.

The larvae feed on Thelypteris parasitica (Thelypteridaceae)[2] and Dryopteris parasitica. They make tubes of white silk among the sporangia upon which they feed.

External links

. Elwood Zimmerman . 1978 . Insects of Hawaii . 9 Microlepidoptera . The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. 10125/7338 .

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Savela . Markku . Batrachedrodes . Lepidoptera and some other life forms . 15 July 2018.
  2. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/hostplants/search/detail.dsml?PK_MainID=6457 HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants