Holcocera iceryaeella

Holcocera iceryaeella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Blastobasidae
Genus:	Holcocera
Species:	H. iceryaeella
Binomial name
	Holcocera iceryaeella; (Riley, 1887)
Synonyms
	Blastobasis iceryaeella Riley, 1887; Cynotes iceryaeella; Holcocera phenococci Braun, 1927;

Holcocera iceryaeella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in California, United States.^[2]

The length of the forewings is 9.8–14.1 mm. The forewings are brownish gray intermixed with pale-gray and a few white scales or white intermixed with gray and pale-gray scales. The hindwings are translucent on the basal half, gradually darkening to the margin.

The larvae feed on decaying plant tissue, but have also been recorded as a predator on gregarious Hemiptera. They have been recorded feeding on plant debris of the following plant species: Yucca whipplei, Juniper, Sequoia sempervirens, Quercus agrifolia, Quercus lobata, Persea americana, Medicago arborea, Ficus, Abies concolor, Pinus radiata, , Polyporus hirsutus, Heteromeles arbutifolia, Prunus dulcis and Citrus sinensis. Recorded animal hosts are , , , Planococcus citri and Pseudococcus species.^[3]

References[]

^ mothphotographersgroup
^ 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.
^ A new Holcocera Clemens from Guatemala and redescription of H. iceryaeella from the United States

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[1] thphotographersgroup

[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 from Guatemala and redescription of H. iceryaeella from the United States

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