Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Blastobasidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Holcocera | |
Holcocera guilandinae is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in the United States in southern Florida and on Bermuda.
The length of the forewings is 6.1-9.2 mm. The ground color of the forewings is pale brown intermixed with brownish-orange and brown scales. The hindwing dorsal and ventral surfaces have pale-brown scales basally, gradually darkening to the apex.
The larvae feed in the stem of Caesalpina bonducella and Garberia heterophylla.
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