Mothonica ocellea is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in Guatemala, Cuba and Puerto Rico.

Mothonica ocellea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Mothonica
Species:
M. ocellea
Binomial name
Mothonica ocellea
Forbes, 1930
Synonyms
  • Mothonodes ocellea
  • Stenoma ocellea

The larvae feed within the fruit of Talisia svensoni.[1]

References

edit
  1. ^ Duckworth, W.D., 1969: Bredin-Archbold-Smithsonian biological survey of Dominica: West Indian Stenomidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 4: 1-21. Full article: [1]