Olea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae. It includes 12 species native to warm temperate and tropical regions of the Middle East, southern Europe, Africa, southern Asia, and Australasia. They are evergreen trees and shrubs, with small, opposite, entire leaves. The fruit is a drupe. Leaves of Olea contain trichosclereids.
The Blastobasidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. Its species can be found almost anywhere in the world, though in some places they are not native but introduced by humans. In some arrangements, these moths are included in the case-bearer family (Coleophoridae) as subfamily Blastobasinae. The Symmocidae are sometimes included in the Blastobasidae as subfamily or tribe.
Blastobasis is the type genus of the gelechioid moth family Blastobasidae; in some arrangements these are placed in the case-bearer family (Coleophoridae) as a subfamily. Within the Blastobasidae, the subfamily Blastobasinae has been established to distinguish the Blastobasis lineage from the group around Holcocera, but the delimitation is not yet well-resolved.
Olea woodiana, known commonly as the forest olive or black ironwood, is an African tree species belonging to the olive family (Oleaceae).
Blastobasis millicentae is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in south-eastern Kenya and South Africa. The habitat consists of coastal lowlands.
Blastobasis kenya is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Kenya. The habitat consists of coastal lowlands, eastern middle elevations, and the western highlands.
Blastobasis aynekiella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Kenya. The habitat consists of the western highlands of the Kakamega Forest.
Blastobasis catappaella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Kenya. The habitat consists of the coastal areas and xeric highlands.
Blastobasis glauconotata is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Kenya, where it is known from the central and western highlands and in the central mid-altitudes of the Ngaia Forest.
Blastobasis chuka is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Kenya, where it is known from the south-eastern coast and the central highlands.
Blastobasis elgonae is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Kenya, where it is known from Mount Elgon in the western highlands.
Blastobasis indigesta is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Zimbabwe.
Blastobasis eridryas is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Ethiopia.
Blastobasis egens is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in South Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Blastobasis fatigata is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in South Africa.
Blastobasis taricheuta is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in South Africa.
Blastobasis determinata is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in South Africa.
Blastobasis byrsodepta is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Blastobasis industria is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Ethiopia and South Africa.
Blastobasis mpala is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Kenya, where it is known from savanna habitat in the central highlands.
