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Blastobasidae 59a1751 – 1187   Holcocera iceryaeella (Riley, 1887)

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Agavaceae Cupressaceae Fabaceae Fagaceae Lauraceae Moraceae Pinaceae Rosaceae Rutaceae Salicaceae Diaspididae[Insecta] Coccidae[Insecta] Monophlebidae[Insecta] Pseudococcidae[Insecta] Polyporaceae[Fu..  Host genera: Abies Citrus Eriogonum Ficus Hesperoyucca[=Yucca] Heteromeles Juniperus Medicago Persea Pinus Prunus Salix Sequoia Polyporus[fungi] Icerya[Insecta] Lepidosaphes[Insecta] Parthenolecanium[=Lecanium][In...  Notes: associated with damaged plants & insect damage (Powell & Opler 2009); living or decaying plants & predator on Hemiptera (Adamski & Hoddle 2009).  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Description/ Field Marks: Warning: examination of genitalia is typically required for species level identification of specimens in all genera of this family. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: iceryaeella (Riley, 1887) (Blastobasis) - MONA 1983: 1187 phenococci Braun, 1927 (Holcocera)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 4.23m, 4.24m; p. 61. Book Review and ordering Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at iNaturalist U.S. National Entomological Collection (USNM) - Lectotype ♂

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