Holcocera coccivorella
Holcocera coccivorella, the scale-feeding scavenger moth, is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in North America, including Florida[1] and Maine.[2]
| Holcocera coccivorella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Blastobasidae |
| Genus: | Holcocera |
| Species: | H. coccivorella |
| Binomial name | |
| Holcocera coccivorella (Chambers, 1880) | |
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Larvae have been reared on coccid-scales found on an oak.
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
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