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Holcocera paradoxa

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Species of moth

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

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

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

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, 1863 (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae) associated with leguminous plants from the Brazilian cerrado
Taxon identifiers
Holcocera paradoxa


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