Blastobasis byrsodepta

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Blastobasis byrsodepta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Blastobasis
Species:
B. byrsodepta
Binomial name
Blastobasis byrsodepta
Meyrick, 1913

Blastobasis byrsodepta is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo. [1]

The length of the forewings is 6–7 mm. [2]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Ficus species.

References

  1. Afro Moths
  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.