Holcocera coccivorella
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Holcocera coccivorella (Chambers, 1880)
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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]
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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