Lepidoptera20 species

Family Batrachedridae

Batrachedridae is a family in the order Lepidoptera. Browse 20 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.

Species in Batrachedridae (20)

Batrachedra busiris - Hodges#1406

Batrachedra busiris

Identification: Determined by Terry Harrison. More info very soon!

Batrachedra concitata - Hodges#1408

Batrachedra concitata

Identification: Adult : Head ochreous-whitish. Palpi white, with dark fuscous bands. FW very narrowly elongate-lanceolate, whitish-ochreous with thin speckling along costa. Antennae greyish, ringed apically with four dark gray bands. Plical and secon

Large Batrachedra Moth - Hodges#1413

Batrachedra enormis

Identification: Adult : Head ochreous-whitish, with dark gray median stripe, sometimes a dark gray spot behind eye. Palpi pale yellowish, with second joint with rather strong projecting apical tuft and blackish-gray band above base and before apex. A

Batrachedra praeangusta

Wingspan 14 to 15 mm. This is a small, inconspicuous species. The adults have elongated narrow forewings, which are a mix of sooty black and paler colour. Most habitats where the larval foodplant is present. They fly during July and August, sometimes