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Batrachedra
Sign in to saveBatrachedra is the largest genus in the moth family Batrachedridae, with representatives all over the world. The early stages of most species are unknown. The genus name is derived from the Greek words batrachos, 'frog', and edra, 'seat', referring to the frog-like resting posture of the adult moths. As of 2018 at least some 114 species are known to belong to the genus.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 136
- With media
- 9
- Family
- Batrachedridae
- Collections
- USNM, ASU, YPM
- Recorded in
- United States, Micronesia, Federated States Of, Colombia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Batrachedridae
- Image
- Batrachedra praeangusta.jpg
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- genus
- taxon name
- Batrachedra
- Commons category
- Batrachedra
- has host
- Cocos nucifera
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Batrachedra is the largest genus in the moth family Batrachedridae, with representatives all over the world. The early stages of most species are unknown. The genus name is derived from the Greek words batrachos, 'frog', and edra, 'seat', referring to the frog-like resting posture of the adult moths. As of 2018 at least some 114 species are known to belong to the genus.
The genus was first described in 1853 by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer.
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