Batrachedra amydraula

Batrachedra amydraula
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Batrachedridae
Genus:	Batrachedra
Species:	B. amydraula
Binomial name
Batrachedra amydraula Meyrick, 1916[1]

Batrachedra amydraula, the lesser date moth, is a species of moth of the family Batrachedridae found from Bangladesh to western Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Israel, Iraq, and Iran, as well as most of North Africa.

The wingspan is 10–14 mm.

The larvae feed on Derris trifoliata and Phoenix dactylifera.[2]

References

1. Afro Moths
2. Management of the lesser date moth, Batrachedra amydraula, in the United Arab Emirates date palm plantations