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Holcocera grenadensis

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Holcocera grenadensis
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H. grenadensis
Binomial name
Holcocera grenadensis
(Walsingham, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Blastobasis grenadensis Walsingham, 1897

Holcocera grenadensis is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found on the Caribbean islands of Grenada and Dominica.

The length of the forewings is 5.9-6.2 mm. The ground color of the forewings is brown intermixed with pale-brown scales, irregularly streaked with pale greyish-brown scales above the veins. The hindwing dorsal and ventral surfaces are uniformly brownish grey, darkening to the outer margin.[1]

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