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 previously included in the superfamily Yponomeutoidea (Kyrki, 1984, 1988) and have also been lumped with Galacticidae (Heppner, 1991, 1997) or with other Sesioidea (Heppner, 1998). They belong to the lower part of the lepidopteran clade "Apoditrysia" (Dugdale et al., 1999) (i.e. not "Obtectomer, but their closest relatives are as yet unknown and it is hoped that DNA sequencing can help resolve this question. Urodidae was formerly the only family in the superfamily Urodoidea, but in 2020 a new family was described within Urodoidea, Ustyurtiidae. Morphology and identification Urodidae resemble some Zygaenidae: Procridinae at rest. These small to medium-sized moths measure 11 to 37 mm in wingspan and often have a greyish or mottled forewing bac ...
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Wockia
''Wockia'' is a genus of moths in the family Urodidae 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, with ''W. asperipunctella'' feeding on species of willows (''Salix'') and ''Populus'' , while ''W. chewbacca'' feeds on the leaves of the ''Casearia', 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 *''Wockia asperipunctella'' (Bruand 1851) - Holarctic *''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 *''Wocki ...
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