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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Twirler Moths and kin (Gelechioidea) » Scavenger Moths (Blastobasidae) » Scavenger Moths (Blastobasinae) » Holcocerini » Holcocera » Holcocera gigantella - Hodges#1185 (Holcocera gigantella)

Species Holcocera gigantella - Hodges#1185

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Range · Food · Internet References · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Gelechioidea (Twirler Moths and kin)
Family Blastobasidae (Scavenger Moths)
Subfamily Blastobasinae (Scavenger Moths)
Tribe Holcocerini
Genus Holcocera
Species gigantella (Holcocera gigantella - Hodges#1185)
Hodges Number
1185
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Holcocera gigantella Chambers, 1876
Blastobasis gigantella
Phylogenetic Sequence # 421749
Size
wingspan ≈22mm (1)
Range
central & south-western (AZ, CA, CO, WY) (1)(2)(3)
Food
The larvae feed on the seeds and pods of Yucca species. (1)
Internet References
Wikipedia
Moth Photographers Group
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)
Works Cited
1.Wikipedia
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Bob Biagi on 2 August, 2021 - 1:38pm

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