Holcophora

Holcophora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Subfamily:	Dichomeridinae
Tribe:	Chelariini
Genus:	Holcophora; Staudinger, 1871
Species:	H. statices
Binomial name
	Holcophora statices; Staudinger, 1871

Holcophora is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae.^[1] It contains only one species, Holcophora statices, which is found in Hungary, Romania, Ukraine and Russia.^[2]

The wingspan is 17–21 mm. The forewings are ashy grey with obscure markings. The hindwings are shining grey.^[3]

References

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Holcophora". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
^ Fauna Europaea
^ lepiforum.de

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Holcophora". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 25, 2018.

[2] Fauna Europaea

[3] rum.de

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