''Wockia'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

s 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 The Salicaceae are the willow family of flowering plants. The traditional family (Salicaceae ''sensu stricto'') includes the willows, poplars. Genetic studies summarized by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG) have greatly expanded the circumsc ...

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

willow Willows, also called sallows and osiers, of the genus ''Salix'', comprise around 350 species (plus numerous hybrids) of typically deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist soils in cold and temperate regions. Most species are known ...

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. They are sometimes employed as honey plants, notably '' ...

'', 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 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 reg ...

*'' 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