Holcocera cerradicola

Holcocera cerradicola is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in the Brazilian cerrado in Paraná.

Holcocera cerradicola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Holcocera
Species:
H. cerradicola
Binomial name
Holcocera cerradicola
Adamski & Ribeiro-Costa, 2008

The length of the forewings is 7.2–9.2 mm. The forewings are pale brownish grey intermixed with dark brownish-grey scales and scales tipped with white. The hindwings are translucent near the base, gradually darkening to the brown apex.

The larvae feed on the fruits of Bauhinia holophylla and Stryphnodendron adstringens.[1]

Etymology

The species epithet, cerradicola, is derived from the root cerrado (the habitat from where the type series was collected) and the Latin suffix -cola (meaning inhabitant of).

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