Holcocera crassicornella

(Holcocera crassicornella)

Description

Holcocera crassicornella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in southern Florida. The length of the forewings is 5.5–7.8 mm. The ground color of the forewings is greyish brown intermixed with pale-brown scales and a few brown scales. The hindwing dorsal and ventral surfaces have pale-brown scales basally, gradually darkening to the apex. The larvae feed on the fruit of Eriobotrya japonica and have also been recorded on Acer rubrum.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Blastobasidae
Genus:Holcocera
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