Holcocera gigantella
| Holcocera gigantella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Blastobasidae |
| Genus: | Holcocera |
| Species: | H. gigantella |
| Binomial name | |
| Holcocera gigantella Chambers, 1876 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Holcocera gigantella is a moth in the Blastobasidae family. It is found in the United States, including Colorado,[1] Arizona and California.[2]
The wingspan is about 22 mm.
The larvae feed on the seeds and pods of Yucca species.[3]
References
- ↑ Adamski, D; Hodges, R W (1996). "An annotated list of North American Blastobasinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Coleophoridae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 98: 708–740.
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ A New Holcocera Clemens, 1863 (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae) associated with leguminous plants from the Brazilian cerrado
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