Holcocera coccivorella explained
Holcocera coccivorella, the scale-feeding scavenger moth, is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in North America, including Florida[1] and Maine.[2]
Larvae have been reared on coccid-scales found on an oak.
Notes and References
- 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.
- http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=1158 mothphotographersgroup