Prodoxoides
Prodoxoides asymmetra is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in the Valdivian temperate rain forest and humid Nothofagus-Chusqua forest along the border of Chile (Osorno Province) and Argentina (Río Negro Province). It is the only known Prodoxidae species in the Southern Hemisphere.
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| Genus: | Prodoxoides Nielsen & Davis, 1985 |
| Species: | P. asymmetra |
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| Prodoxoides asymmetra Nielsen & Davis, 1985 | |
The wingspan is 9–13 mm. The forewings have different shades of pale to medium brown with a golden lustre.[1]
The larvae probably feed on Myrceugenella apicaulata. It is thought the larvae bore inside the buds or twigs of their host plant.
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