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 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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