Feredayia graminosa
Species of moth
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Feredayia graminosa, the mahoe stripper or green mahoe moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.[1] This moth was first described by Francis Walker in 1857 as Erana graminosa.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Feredayia |
| Species: | F. graminosa |
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Adults are on wing from October to January.[citation needed]
The larvae feed on the leaves of the native mahoe tree, Melicytus ramiflorus.[3]
Feredayia graminosa is a known host of species within the fly genus Pales.[4]
