Caterpillars of Australian BATRACHEDRIDAE

BATRACHEDRIDAE of Australia
GELECHIOIDEA

(updated 23 January 2007)

The moths in this family were previously included in COLEOPHORIDAE, COSMOPTERIGIDAE, MOMPHIDAE, or OECOPHORIDAE, but more recently were put into a separate family until further studies can be done.

The 31 named Australian representatives of this family are:

Batrachedra astathma

Batrachedra capnospila

Batrachedra diplosema

Batrachedra ditrota

Batrachedra epixantha

Batrachedra eremochtha

Batrachedra eustola

Batrachedra helarcha

Batrachedra holochora

Batrachedra hypachroa

Batrachedra leucophyta

Batrachedra liopis

Batrachedra lygropis

Batrachedra megalodoxa

Batrachedra metaxias

Batrachedra microdryas

Batrachedra microtoma

Batrachedra mylephata

Batrachedra notocapna

Batrachedra phorcydia

Batrachedra plagiocentra

Batrachedra salina

Batrachedra satirica

Batrachedra silignea

Batrachedra sterilis

Batrachedra trimeris

Batrachedra velox

Batrachedra volucris

Batrachedra zonochra

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