Blastobasis acirfa

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Blastobasis acirfa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Blastobasis
Species:
B. acirfa
Binomial name
Blastobasis acirfa
Adamski, 2010

Blastobasis acirfa is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Kenya. [1] The habitat consists of coastal lowlands and the western highlands.

The length of the forewings is 5.9–9.3 mm.

The larvae feed on Manilkara butugi , Mimusops bagshawei , Olea welwitschii , Olea woodiana disjuncta , Prunus africana , Synsepalum cerasiferum, and Tiliacora funifera .

References

  1. Adamski, David; Copeland, Robert S.; Miller, Scott E.; Hebert, Paul D. N.; Darrow, Karolyn & Luke, Quentin (2010). "A review of African Blastobasinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Coleophoridae), with new taxa reared from native fruits in Kenya". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 630: 1–68. doi: 10.5479/si.00810282.630 . hdl:10088/8838.