Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Batrachedridae Scientific name Batrachedra filicicola | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Batrachedra Rank Species | |
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Batrachedra filicicola is a species of moth of the Batrachedridae family. It is endemic to New Zealand.
The wingspan is about 8 mm. The head and thorax are bronzy-whitish. The palpi have appressed scales and are whitish, with faint greyish marks at the apex of the second joint and at the base and apex of the terminal joint. The abdomen is grey. The forewings are narrow-lanceolate and the apex narrowly produced. They are violet-grey, becoming darker posteriorly. The hindwings are violet-grey.
The specimens used to first describe this species were collected by George Hudson at Karori on tree-ferns in November. The larva probably feed on vegetable refuse accumulated on the stems.
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