Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Batrachedridae Scientific name Batrachedra agaura | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Batrachedra Rank Species | |
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Batrachedra agaura is a species of moth of the Batrachedridae family. It is endemic to New Zealand.
The wingspan is 13–17 mm. Adult specimens have been collected in December and January from Whangarei, Nelson, and Mount Arthur.
It has been hypothesized that B. agaura larvae feed on sooty beech scale (Ultracoelostoma assimile).
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