Cataclysta angulata
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Classification: | Phylum: Arthropoda | Class: Insecta | Order: Lepidoptera | Family: Crambidae | Genus: Cataclysta |

This is a very tiny moth of less than 5 millimetres. It was hatched from a pupa found on a Giant Sword Fern (Nephrolepis biserrata) growing in my pot in October 2016. I did not get to see the caterpillar as it had already turned into a pupa by the time I discovered the damaged fern leaves. Needless to say, the pupa was also very small.

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