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

Holcocera paradoxa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Holcocera
Species:
H. paradoxa
Binomial name
Holcocera paradoxa
Powell, 1976[1]

The larvae feed on the seeds and pods of Yucca species, including Yucca schottii.[3]

References edit

  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, 1863 (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae) associated with leguminous plants from the Brazilian cerrado