- Batrachedridae
Taxobox
name = Batrachedridae
image_width = 250px
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
classis =Insect a
ordo =Lepidoptera
subordo =Ditrysia
superfamilia =Gelechioidea
familia = Batrachedridae
familia_authority = Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision = "Batrachedra "
"Houdinia "Batrachedridae is a small family of
moth s. These are small, slender moths which rest with the wings wrapped tightly around the body. The taxonomy of this and related groups is often disputed but currently the family is thought to contain two genera, "Batrachedra " (many species) and "Houdinia" (a single species, "Houdinia flexissima " fromNew Zealand ) [Hoare, R et al., The world’s thinnest caterpillar? A new genus and species of Batrachedridae (Lepidoptera) from Sporadanthus ferrugineus (Restionaceae), a threatened New Zealand plant. Invertebrate Systematics 20(5) 571–583, 2006 ] .External Links
* [http://www.microleps.org/Guide/Batrachedridae/index.html Microleps] U.S.A. (Neartic)
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