Blastobasis divisus

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Blastobasis divisus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Blastobasis
Species:
B. divisus
Binomial name
Blastobasis divisus
(Walsingham, 1894)
Synonyms
  • Epistetus divisusWalsingham, 1894

Blastobasis divisus is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found on Madeira. [1]

The wingspan is 12–17 mm. The forewings are shiny bronzy-brown with a slightly waved narrow whitish line. The outer half of the wing is slightly paler than the base. The hindwings are bronzy-grey. [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 .