Houdinia flexilissima: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Pterolonchidae
- Genus
- Houdinia
- Species
- Houdinia flexilissima
- Scientific Name
- Houdinia flexilissima
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Houdinia
Houdinia is a monotypic genus of moths in the family Batrachedridae. Its sole species, Houdinia flexilissima, is endemic to raised bogs in northern New Zealand. It is classified as "At Risk, Relict" by the Department of Conservation. The caterpillars are sometimes referred to as Fred the thread.
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