Holcocera villella

Holcocera villella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in the United States, including Maryland, Oregon,[1] Maine and California.[2]

Holcocera villella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Blastobasidae
Genus:
Holcocera
Species:
H. villella
Binomial name
Holcocera villella
(Busck, 1900)
Synonyms
  • Triclonella villella Busck, 1900
  • Holcocera vilella Dietz, 1910
  • Holcocera augusti Heinrich, 1920

The larvae feed on the seeds of Pinus species.[3]

References
  1. 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.
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. A New Holcocera Clemens, 1863 (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae) associated with leguminous plants from the Brazilian cerrado


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