Wockia

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Kingdom Animalia Family Urodidae Rank Genus		Class Insecta Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths

Similar Urodidae, Butterflies and moths, Yoda purpurata, Peckoltia greedoi, Aptostichus sarlacc

Wockia is a genus of moths in the family Urodidae containing around 10 described species. Individuals are small and relatively dull gray in color.

Larvae (caterpillars) are known to feed on plants in the family Salicaceae, with W. asperipunctella feeding on species of willows (Salix) and Populus , while W. chewbacca feeds on Casearia.

Species

Wockia asperipunctella (Bruand 1851) - Holarctic

Wockia balikpapanella Kyrki, 1986 - Borneo

Wockia chewbacca Adamski, 2009 - Mexico

Wockia diabolica Sohn, 2013 - Jamaica

Wockia koreana Sohn, 2008 - Korea

Wockia magna Sohn, 2014 - Japan and Korea

Wockia mexicana Adamski, 2009 - Mexico

Wockia tetroidon Sohn, 2013 - Jamaica

Wockia variata Sohn and Park, 2013 - Vietnam

References

Wockia Wikipedia

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