Batrachedra filicicola

Batrachedra filicicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Batrachedridae
Genus:	Batrachedra
Species:	B. filicicola
Binomial name
Batrachedra filicicola Meyrick, 1917[1]

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.

The species was recorded on tree-ferns in November. The larva probably feed on vegetable refuse accumulated on the stems.

References

1. Lepidoptera of New Zealand Archived July 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.