BATRACHEDRIDAE of Australia
GELECHIOIDEA

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley

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 Australian representatives of this family include:

Batrachedra arenosella

  • Batrachedra astathma
  • Batrachedra capnospila
  • Batrachedra diplosema
  • Batrachedra ditrota
  • Batrachedra epixantha
  • Batrachedra eremochtha
  • Batrachedra eurema
  • 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
    Batrachedra species

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    (updated 24 July 2012)