Batrachedra trimeris

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

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

Original description

Female 9-12 mm. Head white, crown partly ochreous-tinged. Palpi with second joint fuscous, apex white, terminal joint white, apex black, scale-projection short. Antennae pale grey. Thorax ochreous, with two white stripes. Abdomen whitish grey. Legs dark fuscous, posterior pair whitish. Forewings golden-yellow-ochreous; a broad shining white costal streak from base to apex, costal edge dark fuscous; sometimes an ill-defined whitish submedian longitudinal streak; first and second discal stigmata black: cilia light grey, on costa dark grey; Hindwings dark grey; cilia light grey. Perth, West Australia; in October, two specimens.

— Edward Meyrick

External links

• Australian Faunal Directory