Blastobasis glandulella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Blastobasidae |
Genus: | Blastobasis |
Species: | B. glandulella |
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Blastobasis glandulella (Riley, 1871) | |
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Blastobasis glandulella is a species of moth of the family Blastobasidae. It is found in the Eastern United States and southern Ontario, Canada. It has also been recorded in California. [1] In Europe, it has been recorded from Austria, Germany, the Czech Republic, Italy, Slovakia and Croatia. [2]
It is commonly known as the acorn moth, but this can also refer to the tortrix moth Cydia splendana from Europe.[ citation needed ]
The wingspan is 15–25 mm. They are on wing from April to September.