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Holcocera crassicornella

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Holcocera crassicornella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Holcocera
Species:
H. crassicornella
Binomial name
Holcocera crassicornella
Dietz, 1910[1]
Synonyms
  • Blastobasis eriobotryae Busck, 1915

Holcocera crassicornella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in southern Florida.[2]

The length of the forewings is 5.5–7.8 mm.

The larvae feed on the fruit of Eriobotrya japonica and have also been recorded on Acer rubrum.[3]

References

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  1. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ On the identity of Holcocera guilandinae (Busck, 1900) (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Coleophoridae: Blastobasinae)