Blastobasis industria

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

Blastobasis industria is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Ethiopia and South Africa. [1]

The length of the forewings is 7.9–9.9 mm. The forewings are pale brown intermixed with brown scales tipped with white and brown scales. The hindwings are pale brown. [2]

The larvae have been reported feeding on the beans of Coffea arabica , but this is probably based on a misidentification.

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References

  1. ↑ Afro Moths
  2. ↑ Adamski, D., et al. 2010: A Review of African Blastobasinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Coleophoridae), with New Taxa Reared from Native Fruits in Kenya. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology630: 1-77. Full article: [ permanent dead link ]


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