Holcocera gigantella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in the United States, including Colorado,[1] Arizona and California.[2]
Holcocera gigantella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Blastobasidae |
Genus: | Holcocera |
Species: | H. gigantella
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Binomial name | |
Holcocera gigantella Chambers, 1876
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The wingspan is about 22 mm.
References
edit- ^ 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
- ^ A New Holcocera Clemens, 1863 (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae) associated with leguminous plants from the Brazilian cerrado