''Wockia'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

s in the family

Urodidae Urodidae or "false burnet moths" is a family of moths in the lepidopteran order. It is the type genus in the superfamily, Urodoidea, with three genera, one of which, ''Wockia'', occurs in Europe. Taxonomy and systematics Urodidae were previousl ...

containing around 10 described species. Individuals are small and relatively dull gray in color. Larvae (caterpillars) are known to feed on plants in the family

Salicaceae The Salicaceae is the willow family of flowering plants. The traditional family (Salicaceae ''sensu stricto'') included the willows, poplar, aspen, and cottonwoods. Genetic studies summarized by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG) have greatly ...

, with ''W. asperipunctella'' feeding on species of

willow Willows, also called sallows and osiers, from the genus ''Salix'', comprise around 400 speciesMabberley, D.J. 1997. The Plant Book, Cambridge University Press #2: Cambridge. of typically deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist s ...

s (''Salix'') and ''

Populus ''Populus'' is a genus of 25–30 species of deciduous flowering plants in the family Salicaceae, native to most of the Northern Hemisphere. English names variously applied to different species include poplar (), aspen, and cottonwood. The we ...

'' , while ''W. chewbacca'' feeds on the leaves of the ''

Casearia ''Casearia'' is a plant genus in the family Salicaceae. The genus was included in the Flacourtiaceae under the Cronquist system of angiosperm classification, and earlier in the Samydaceae. Recent research indicates that the latter group might b ...

', albeit it avoids the veins to prevent any indigestion. The species in the Wockia genus do not have a long development time, which allows for multiple generations to occur. Specifically, the ''W. chewbacca'' takes typically two weeks to develop from egg to pupa and then another ten days in a cocoon to become an adult.

Species

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Wockia asperipunctella ''Wockia asperipunctella'' is a species of moth, belonging to the genus ''Wockia''. It is native to Europe and Northern America Northern America is the northernmost subregion of North America. The boundaries may be drawn slightly different ...

'' (Bruand 1851) -

Holarctic The Holarctic realm is a biogeographic realm that comprises the majority of habitats found throughout the continents in the Northern Hemisphere. It corresponds to the floristic Boreal Kingdom. It includes both the Nearctic zoogeographical region ...

*'' Wockia balikpapanella'' Kyrki, 1986 - Borneo *'' Wockia chewbacca'' Adamski, 2009 - Mexico *'' Wockia diabolica'' Sohn, 2013 - Jamaica *'' Wockia koreana'' Sohn, 2008 - Korea *'' Wockia magna'' Sohn, 2014 - Japan and Korea *'' Wockia mexicana'' Adamski, 2009 - Mexico *'' Wockia tetroidon'' Sohn, 2013 - Jamaica *'' Wockia variata'' Sohn and Park, 2013 - Vietnam

References

Urodidae Moth genera {{Heteroneura-stub