Holcocera chalcofrontella

Holcocera chalcofrontella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in North America, including Pennsylvania, Texas, Missouri, Maryland, West Virginia,[1] Arizona, British Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Maine, Manitoba, Michigan, New Brunswick, Ohio, Ontario, Quebec, Tennessee, Vermont and Washington.[2]

Holcocera chalcofrontella
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H. chalcofrontella
Binomial name
Holcocera chalcofrontella
Clemens, 1863
Synonyms
  • Holcocera purpurocomella Clemens, 1863
  • Holcocera gilbociliella Clemens, 1863
  • Holcocera gibbociliella
  • Blastobasis chalcofrontella var. quisquiliella Zeller, 1873
  • Blastobasis livorella Zeller, 1873
  • Nothris maligemmella Murtfeldt, 1898
  • Holcocera ochrocephala Dietz, 1910
  • Holcocera chalcofrontella var. minorella Dietz, 1910
  • Holcocera chalcofrontella var. fumerella Dietz, 1910
  • Holcocera funebra var. reductella Dietz, 1910

Larvae have been reared on the seeds of Rhus species,[3] as well as the burrs of chestnuts.

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