Holcocera paradoxa
Species of moth
Holcocera paradoxa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Blastobasidae |
Genus: | Holcocera |
Species: | H. paradoxa |
Binomial name | |
Holcocera paradoxa Powell, 1976[1] |
Holcocera paradoxa is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Arizona, United States.[2]
The larvae feed on the seeds and pods of Yucca species, including Yucca schottii.[3]
References
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ 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.
- ^ A New Holcocera Clemens, 1863 (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae) associated with leguminous plants from the Brazilian cerrado
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