Blastobasis ochromorpha

Blastobasis ochromorpha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Blastobasidae
Genus:Blastobasis
Species: B. ochromorpha
Binomial name
Blastobasis ochromorpha

Blastobasis ochromorpha is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in India[2] and Singapore.[3]

The wingspan is about 13 mm. Adults are pale coloured.

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including onion and stored rice. They have also been recorded feeding within the seeds of Shorea robusta.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. 1997–2012. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  2. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Blastobasis ochromorpha". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  3. ↑ Singapore Biodiversity: An Encyclopedia of the Natural Environment
  4. ↑ Adamski, D., 2013: Review of the Blastobasinae of Costa Rica (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Blastobasidae). Zootaxa 3618 (1): 1-223. Review and full article: doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3618.1.1


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