Holcocera gigantella explained

Holcocera gigantella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in the United States, including Colorado,^[1] Arizona and California.^[2]

The wingspan is about 22 mm.

The larvae feed on the seeds and pods of Yucca species.^[3]

Notes and References

1. 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.
2. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=1185 mothphotographersgroup
3. http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1046&context=systentomologyusda&sei-redir=1&referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.nl%2Furl%3Fsa%3Dt%26rct%3Dj%26q%3DHolcocera%2Bgigantella%26source%3Dweb%26cd%3D10%26cad%3Drja%26ved%3D0CHUQFjAJ%26url%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fdigitalcommons.unl.edu%252Fcgi%252Fviewcontent.cgi%253Farticle%253D1046%2526context%253Dsystentomologyusda%26ei%3DvYWwUd_MJojcsgbKw4CoAw%26usg%3DAFQjCNFNfNw31X5U9mzX0bsYUtHFknUMZw%26bvm%3Dbv.47534661%2Cd.Yms#search=%22Holcocera%20gigantella%22 A New Holcocera Clemens, 1863 (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae) associated with leguminous plants from the Brazilian cerrado