Blastobasis chuka | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Blastobasidae |
Genus: | Blastobasis |
Species: | B. chuka |
Binomial name | |
Blastobasis chuka Adamski, 2010 | |
Blastobasis chuka is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Kenya, [1] where it is known from the south-eastern coast and the central highlands.
The length of the forewings is 6.3–8.2 mm. The submedian fascia are faint. The basal one-third, from the base to the submedian fascia are pale brown intermixed with a few brown scales, the distal two-thirds from the submedian fascia to the margin are brown intermixed with a few pale brown scales. The hindwings are pale grey.
The larvae feed on the fruit of Allophylus abyssinicus , Chrysophyllum gorungosanum , Dictyophleba lucida , Diphasia species, Drypetes gerrardii , Flacourtia indica , Garcinia volkensii , Landolphia buchananii , Passiflora mollisima , Podocarpus milanjianus , Prunus africana , Rawsonia lucida and Vepris simplicifolia .
The species epithet, chuka, refers to the Chuka Forest, the type locality.
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