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Batrachedra filicicola

Wikipedia Abstract

Batrachedra filicicola is a species of moth of the Batrachedridae family. It is found in 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.
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Prey / Diet

Paesia scaberula (Scented fern)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Plant-SyNZ™ database
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0