- Chedra microstigma
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Chedra microstigma Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda 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
- Batrachedra foliocuniculator (misspelling by Swezey, 1954)
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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