Jocara majuscula is a species of snout moth in the genus Jocara. It was described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1871, and it is found in California, Florida,[1] Central America, Cuba, Puerto Rico and Jamaica.[2]

Jocara majuscula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Jocara
Species:
J. majuscula
Binomial name
Jocara majuscula
Synonyms
  • Deuterollyta majuscula Herrich-Schäffer, 1871
  • Toripalpus incrustalis Hulst, 1887
  • Deuterollyta infectalis Moeschler, 1890
  • Jocara ferrifusalis Hampson, 1906
  • Jocara obscuralis Schaus, 1912
  • Jocara perseella Barnes & McDunnough, 1913
  • Jocara musettalis Schaus, 1934

References edit

  1. ^ "800111.00 – 5582 – Deuterollyta majuscula – Herrich-Schäffer, 1871". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  2. ^ Moths of Jamaica