Holcocera cerradicola

Holcocera cerradicola is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in the Brazilian cerrado in Paraná.

Holcocera cerradicola
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Holcocera
Species:
H. cerradicola
Binomial name
Holcocera cerradicola
Adamski & Ribeiro-Costa, 2008

The length of the forewings is 7.2–9.2 mm.

The larvae feed on the fruits of Bauhinia holophylla and Stryphnodendron adstringens.[1]

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