Blastobasis desertarum

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Blastobasis desertarum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Blastobasis
Species:
B. desertarum
Binomial name
Blastobasis desertarum
(Wollaston, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Coleophora desertarumWollaston, 1858
  • Blastobasis maderensisStainton, 1859
  • Coleophora miguelensisRebel, 1940
  • Blastobasis radiataWalsingham, 1894

Blastobasis desertarum is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found on Madeira and the Azores. [1] The species was recorded from greenhouses in Berlin in 2005, where it was incidentally introduced.

It is regarded a pest on ornamental plants. The larvae feed on Aeonium and other Crassulaceae species. They feed within the stem and tunnel in the roots of their host plant. [2]

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References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. lepiforum.de PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .