Holcocera extensa

Holcocera extensa is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in South Africa.[1]

Holcocera extensa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Blastobasidae
Genus:
Holcocera
Species:
H. extensa
Binomial name
Holcocera extensa
(Meyrick, 1918)
Synonyms
  • Blastobasis extensa Meyrick, 1918

The length of the forewings is 8.2–8.5 mm. The forewings are greyish brown intermixed with greyish brown scales tipped with pale grey and pale grey scales. The hindwings are pale greyish brown.[2]

References
  1. Afro Moths
  2. Adamski, D., et al. 2010: A Review of African Blastobasinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Coleophoridae), with New Taxa Reared from Native Fruits in Kenya. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 630: 1-77. Full article:


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