| Holcocera iceryaeella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Blastobasidae |
| Genus: | Holcocera |
| Species: | H. iceryaeella |
| Binomial name | |
| Holcocera iceryaeella (Riley, 1887) [1] | |
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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]
