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Mothonica ocellea

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Species of moth

Mothonica ocellea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Mothonica
Species: M. ocellea
Binomial name
Mothonica ocellea
Forbes, 1930
Synonyms
  • Mothonodes ocellea
  • Stenoma ocellea

Mothonica ocellea is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in Guatemala, Cuba and Puerto Rico.

The larvae feed within the fruit of Talisia svensoni.

References

  1. Duckworth, W.D., 1969: Bredin-Archbold-Smithsonian biological survey of Dominica: West Indian Stenomidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 4: 1-21. Full article:
Taxon identifiers
Mothonica ocellea


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