Blastobasis taricheuta

Blastobasis taricheuta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Blastobasidae
Genus:Blastobasis
Species: B. taricheuta
Binomial name
Blastobasis taricheuta
Meyrick, 1909

Blastobasis taricheuta is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in South Africa.[1]

The length of the forewings is 9.6 mm. The forewings are brown intermixed with a few pale brown scales. The hindwings are pale brown.[2]

References

  1. Afro Moths
  2. Adamski, D., et al. 2010: A Review of African Blastobasinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Coleophoridae), with New Taxa Reared from Native Fruits in Kenya. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 630: 1-77. Full article:


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