Holcocera chalcofrontella

Holcocera chalcofrontella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Blastobasidae
Genus:	Holcocera
Species:	H. chalcofrontella
Binomial name
	Holcocera chalcofrontella; Clemens, 1863
Synonyms
	Holcocera purpurocomella Clemens, 1863; Holcocera gilbociliella Clemens, 1863; Holcocera gibbociliella; Blastobasis chalcofrontella var. quisquiliella Zeller, 1873; Blastobasis livorella Zeller, 1873; Nothris maligemmella Murtfeldt, 1898; Holcocera ochrocephala Dietz, 1910; Holcocera chalcofrontella var. minorella Dietz, 1910; Holcocera chalcofrontella var. fumerella Dietz, 1910; Holcocera funebra var. reductella Dietz, 1910;

Holcocera chalcofrontella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in North America, including Pennsylvania, Texas, Missouri, Maryland, West Virginia,^[1] Arizona, British Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Maine, Manitoba, Michigan, New Brunswick, Ohio, Ontario, Quebec, Tennessee, Vermont and Washington.^[2]

Larvae have been reared on the seeds of Rhus species,^[3] as well as the burrs of chestnuts.

References

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