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Batrachedra satirica

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Moth species in family Batrachedridae

Batrachedra satirica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Batrachedridae
Genus: Batrachedra
Species: B. satirica
Binomial name
Batrachedra satirica
Meyrick, 1917

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

Original description

Male 10-11 mm. Head and palpi ochreous-whitish. Antennae greyish. Thorax fuscous. Abdomen grey, anal tuft grey-whitish. Forewings very narrow, obtuse-pointed; fuscous, irrorated with darker; cilia light grey, on costa and at apex whitish, on costa with four black dots, at apex with a dark fuscous subbasal line. Hindwings grey; cilia light grey. Queensland, Cairns, in October and November (Dodd); two specimens.

— Edward Meyrick

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Taxon identifiers
Batrachedra satirica


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