Batrachedra smilacis

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

Last updated December 04, 2025

Batrachedra smilacis is a moth in the family Batrachedridae. It is found in China and Korea.^[1]

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

↑ "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 Japan57(2): 111-122. Abstract and full article: .

External links

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog

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[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 Japan57(2): 111-122. Abstract and full article: .

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