Chedra microstigma

Chedra microstigma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Batrachedridae
Genus:Chedra
Species: C. microstigma
Binomial name
Chedra microstigma
(Walsingham, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Batrachedra microstigma Walsingham, 1907
  • Batrachedra cuniculator Busck, 1914[1]
  • Batrachedra foliocuniculator (misspelling by Swezey, 1954)

Chedra microstigma is a moth of the family Batrachedridae. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. 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.

Citations

  1. ↑ Busck, August (1914). "New Microlepidoptera from Hawaii". Insecutor Inscitiae Menstruus. 2 (7): 106.
  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu.


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