Holcocera guilandinae
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Holcocera guilandinae is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in the United States in southern Florida[2] and on Bermuda.
The length of the forewings is 6.1-9.2 mm. The ground color of the forewings is pale brown intermixed with brownish-orange and brown scales. The hindwing dorsal and ventral surfaces have pale-brown scales basally, gradually darkening to the apex.
The larvae feed in the stem of Caesalpina bonducella and Garberia heterophylla.[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.
- ^ On the identity of Holcocera guilandinae (Busck, 1900) (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Coleophoridae: Blastobasinae)
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