Blastobasis aynekiella

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Blastobasis aynekiella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Blastobasis
Species:
B. aynekiella
Binomial name
Blastobasis aynekiella
Adamski, 2010 [1]

Blastobasis aynekiella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Kenya. [1] The habitat consists of the western highlands of the Kakamega Forest.

The length of the forewings is 6.9–8.3 mm.

The larvae feed on Chrysophyllum albidum , Mimusops bagshawei, Olea welwitschii , Prunus africana and Tiliacora funifera.

References

  1. 1 2 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.