Mothonica ocellea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Depressariidae |
Genus: | Mothonica |
Species: | M. ocellea |
Binomial name | |
Mothonica ocellea Forbes, 1930 | |
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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
- 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 | |
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Mothonica ocellea |
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