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Batrachedra smilacis

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Moth species in family Batrachedridae

Batrachedra smilacis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Batrachedridae
Genus: Batrachedra
Species: B. smilacis
Binomial name
Batrachedra smilacis
Sugisima, 2006

Batrachedra smilacis is a moth in the family Batrachedridae. It is found in China and Korea.

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.

References

  1. "A taxonomic review of the genus Batrachedra (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Batrachedridae) in Korea". Archived from the original on 2014-04-08. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
  2. 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: .

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