''Batrachedra decoctor'' is a species of
moth
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of the family
Batrachedridae. It is native to the southeastern
United States
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, especially northern
Florida
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.
Ecology
In its larval state it feeds exclusively on
saw palmetto (''Serenoa repens'').
Subspecies
*''Batrachedra decoctor decoctor''
*''Batrachedra decoctor bermudensis''
Hodges, 1966 (Bermuda)
References
Moths of North America
Batrachedridae
Moths described in 1966
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