Calicotis crucifera

Calicotis crucifera, the leather-leaf spore-eater, is a moth of the Stathmopodidae family. It is found in New Zealand and Australia.

Calicotis crucifera
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C. crucifera
Binomial name
Calicotis crucifera
Meyrick, 1889
Calicotis crucifera

The wings are grey with dark specks. Adults are on wing from October to May.

The larvae feed on Pyrrosia eleagnifolia. They feed on the fern spores.[1]

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