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'''''Batrachedra''''' is the largest genus in the moth family [[Batrachedridae]], with representives all over the world and especially in the [[Indomalayan realm|Oriental realm]]. The early stages of most species are unknown.<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Emmet |editor1-first=A Maitland |editor2-last=Langmaid |editor2-first=John R |editor3-last=Bland |editor3-first=K P |editor4-last=Fletcher |editor4-first=D S |editor5-last=Harley |editor5-first=B H |editor6-last=Robinson |editor6-first=G S |editor7-last=Skinner |editor7-first=Bernard |editor8-last=Tremewan |editor8-first=W G |editor1-link=A. Maitland Emmet |editor7-link=Bernard Skinner |title=[[The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland]]. Volume 4, Part 1 |date=2002 |pages=202 |publisher=Harley Books |location=Colchester |isbn=0 946589 66 6}}</ref> The genus name is derived from the Greek words 'frog' and 'seat' referring to the frog-like resting posture of the adult moths.<ref name=":4">{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/891672034|title=A photographic guide to moths & butterflies of New Zealand|last=Hoare|first=Robert J. B.|publisher=New Holland Publishers|others=Ball, Olivier|year=2014|isbn=9781869663995|location=Auckland|pages=37|oclc=891672034}}</ref>
'''''Batrachedra''''' is the largest genus in the moth family [[Batrachedridae]], with representives all over the world and especially in the [[Indomalayan realm|Oriental realm]]. The early stages of most species are unknown.<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Emmet |editor1-first=A Maitland |editor2-last=Langmaid |editor2-first=John R |editor3-last=Bland |editor3-first=K P |editor4-last=Fletcher |editor4-first=D S |editor5-last=Harley |editor5-first=B H |editor6-last=Robinson |editor6-first=G S |editor7-last=Skinner |editor7-first=Bernard |editor8-last=Tremewan |editor8-first=W G |editor1-link=A. Maitland Emmet |editor7-link=Bernard Skinner (entomologist) |title=[[The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland]]. Volume 4, Part 1 |date=2002 |pages=202 |publisher=Harley Books |location=Colchester |isbn=0 946589 66 6}}</ref> The genus name is derived from the Greek words 'frog' and 'seat' referring to the frog-like resting posture of the adult moths.<ref name=":4">{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/891672034|title=A photographic guide to moths & butterflies of New Zealand|last=Hoare|first=Robert J. B.|publisher=New Holland Publishers|others=Ball, Olivier|year=2014|isbn=9781869663995|location=Auckland|pages=37|oclc=891672034}}</ref>


==Species==
==Species==

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Batrachedra
Batrachedra praeangusta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Batrachedridae
Genus: Batrachedra
Herrich-Schäffer, 1853[1]
Species

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Synonyms
  • Eustaintonia Spuler, 1910

Batrachedra is the largest genus in the moth family Batrachedridae, with representives all over the world and especially in the Oriental realm. The early stages of most species are unknown.[2] The genus name is derived from the Greek words 'frog' and 'seat' referring to the frog-like resting posture of the adult moths.[3]

Species

The genus contains the following species:[4]

Selected former species

References

  1. ^ Revised Checklist of Batrachedridae in Neotropical Region
  2. ^ Emmet, A Maitland; Langmaid, John R; Bland, K P; Fletcher, D S; Harley, B H; Robinson, G S; Skinner, Bernard; Tremewan, W G, eds. (2002). The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland. Volume 4, Part 1. Colchester: Harley Books. p. 202. ISBN 0 946589 66 6.
  3. ^ Hoare, Robert J. B. (2014). A photographic guide to moths & butterflies of New Zealand. Ball, Olivier. Auckland: New Holland Publishers. p. 37. ISBN 9781869663995. OCLC 891672034.
  4. ^ Natural History Museum Lepidoptera Generic Names Catalog
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