Chedra microstigma
| Chedra microstigma | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Batrachedridae |
| Genus: | Chedra |
| Species: | C. microstigma |
| Binomial name | |
| Chedra microstigma (Walsingham, 1907) | |
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Chedra microstigma is a moth of the Batrachedridae family. It is described from Oahu, but is possibly an immigrant.
The larvae feed on Cyperus laevigatus and Scirpus maritimus. They mine the leaves and bore the stems of their host plant.
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