| Blastobasis anthoptera | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Blastobasidae |
| Genus: | Blastobasis |
| Species: | B. anthoptera |
| Binomial name | |
| Blastobasis anthoptera Lower, 1907 | |
Blastobasis anthoptera is a moth of the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Australia and New Guinea.
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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.
Blastobasis adustella is a species of moth of the family Blastobasidae. It is endemic to Australian region, but was introduced in western Europe and is now reported from The Netherlands, Great Britain, Ireland, Madeira and the Azores
Blastobasis homadelpha is a moth of the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Australia and Samoa.
Blastobasis incuriosa is a moth of the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Australia.
Blastobasis leucotoxa is a moth of the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Australia.
Blastobasis monozona is a moth of the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Australia.
Blastobasis nephelias is a moth of the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Australia.
Blastobasis pallescens is a moth of the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Australia, including northern Queensland.
Blastobasis pentasticta is a moth of the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Australia, including New South Wales.
Blastobasis phaeopasta is a moth of the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Australia, including northern Queensland. It was first described in 1947 by Alfred Jefferis Turner, and the species epithet, phaeopasta, describes it as being "darkly sprinkled".
Blastobasis scotia is a moth of the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Australia.
Blastobasis tanyptera is a moth of the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Australia, including northern Queensland.
Blastobasis tarda is a moth of the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Australia in Queensland and New South Wales.. It is an introduced species in North America, where it has been found in southern California. It has also been reported from France. There is a species in New Zealand that is very similar in appearance to B. tarda that has yet to be formally described.
Blastobasis repartella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in the United States, including Colorado, Maine, South Dakota and Illinois.
Blastobasis decolorella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found on Madeira and in Portugal. Records from England and possibly also the Netherlands are based on misidentifications of Blastobasis lacticolella.
Blastobasis marmorosella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found on the Canary Islands, Madeira and in Portugal and Spain. This species has been accidentally introduced to Australia and New Zealand.
Blastobasis maroccanella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found on the Azores, Madeira and in Portugal, Spain and Morocco. It was recently reported from California in the United States.
Blastobasis retectella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in the United States, including Texas, Florida and Maine.