Stathmopoda holochra
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| Stathmopoda holochra | |
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| Illustration of female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Stathmopodidae |
| Genus: | Stathmopoda |
| Species: | S. holochra |
| Binomial name | |
| Stathmopoda holochra | |
Stathmopoda holochra is a moth of the family Stathmopodidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1889 using specimens first collected at the Wellington Botanic Garden.[2][3] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1] The larvae of this species feed on Phormium seed heads.[4]