Chedra mimica
Chedra mimica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Batrachedridae |
Genus: | Chedra |
Species: | C. mimica |
Binomial name | |
Chedra mimica Zimmerman, 1978 | |
Chedra mimica is a moth of the Batrachedridae family. It is described from Oahu and Hawaii, but is possibly an immigrant.
The wingspan is 6.5–12 mm. It is mostly straw-colored flecked or marked with brown and fuscous.
The larvae feed on Eragrostis species. They bore in the stems and flower heads of their host plant.