Batrachedra decoctor

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Batrachedra decoctor
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Batrachedridae
Genus: Batrachedra
Species:
B. decoctor
Binomial name
Batrachedra decoctor
Hodges, (1966) [1]

Batrachedra decoctor is a species of moth of the family Batrachedridae. It is native to the southeastern United States, especially northern Florida.

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Ecology

In its larval state it feeds exclusively on saw palmetto (Serenoa repens).

Subspecies

References

  1. "Nomina - Lepidoptera: A - Gelechiidae". Archived from the original on 2009-05-02. Retrieved 2009-02-10.