Batrachedra astathma

Batrachedra astathma
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Batrachedridae
Genus:	Batrachedra
Species:	B. astathma
Binomial name
Batrachedra astathma Meyrick, 1897

Batrachedra astathma is a species of moth of the family Batrachedridae. It is found in Australia.

Original description

Male, Female 7-9 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen white. Palpi white, submedian and subapical rings of second joint, and basal and subapical rings of terminal black, scale-projection slight. Antennae whitish, suffused with fuscous above. Legs whitish, ringed with fuscous. Forewings fuscous, suffusedly irrorated with white, with scattered black scales; a suffused white costal streak from base to 2/3 plical and first and second discal stigmata rather large, black; a black apical dot; cilia fuscous-whitish. Hindwings and cilia grey-whitish. Sydney, New South Wales; in September, February, and March, five specimens.

— Original description by Edward Meyrick

External links

• Australian Faunal Directory