Holcocera iceryaeella

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Holcocera iceryaeella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Holcocera
Species:
H. iceryaeella
Binomial name
Holcocera iceryaeella
(Riley, 1887) [1]
Synonyms
  • Blastobasis iceryaeellaRiley, 1887
  • Cynotes iceryaeella
  • Holcocera phenococciBraun, 1927

Holcocera iceryaeella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in California, United States. [2]

The length of the forewings is 9.8–14.1 mm. The forewings are brownish gray intermixed with pale-gray and a few white scales or white intermixed with gray and pale-gray scales. The hindwings are translucent on the basal half, gradually darkening to the margin.

The larvae feed on decaying plant tissue, but have also been recorded as a predator on gregarious Hemiptera. They have been recorded feeding on plant debris of the following plant species: Yucca whipplei , Juniper , Sequoia sempervirens , Quercus agrifolia , Quercus lobata , Persea americana , Medicago arborea , Ficus , Abies concolor , Pinus radiata , Eriogonum parvifilium , Polyporus hirsutus , Heteromeles arbutifolia , Prunus dulcis and Citrus sinensis . Recorded animal hosts are Lepidosaphes camelliae , Icerya purchase , Lecanium persicae , Planococcus citri and Pseudococcus species. [3]

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References

  1. mothphotographersgroup
  2. 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.
  3. A new Holcocera Clemens from Guatemala and redescription of H. iceryaeella from the United States