Batrachedra phorcydia
| Batrachedra phorcydia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Batrachedridae |
| Genus: | Batrachedra |
| Species: | B. phorcydia |
| Binomial name | |
| Batrachedra phorcydia Meyrick, 1897 | |
Batrachedra phorcydia is a species of moth of the family Batrachedridae. It is found in Australia.
Original description
[edit]Male, 11 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, thorax, abdomen, and legs dark grey, finely irrorated with white; scale-projection of palpi very slight. Forewings dark grey, finely irrorated with white; a black median basal dot; first discal stigma elongate, blackish; cilia light grey, irrorated with whitish. Hindwings grey; cilia light grey. Geraldton, West Australia; in November, one specimen.
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