Holcocera paradoxa
| Holcocera paradoxa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Blastobasidae |
| Genus: | Holcocera |
| Species: | H. paradoxa |
| Binomial name | |
| Holcocera paradoxa | |
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