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Palm Leaf Skeletonizer Moth
Homaledra sabalella
Homaledra sabalella, the palm leaf skeletonizer moth, is a moth in the Batrachedridae family. It was described by Chambers in 1880. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, South Carolina and Texas. It is also present in Puerto Rico, Hispaniola and Cuba.
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What it does
The larvae feed on Sabal palmetto, Sabal causiarum and Cocos nucifera. They feed on the palm fronds.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 483779.