Blastobasis kenya | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Blastobasidae |
Genus: | Blastobasis |
Species: | B. kenya |
Binomial name | |
Blastobasis kenya Adamski, 2010 | |
Blastobasis kenya is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Kenya. [1] The habitat consists of coastal lowlands, eastern middle elevations, and the western highlands.
The length of the forewings is 6–9.2 mm.
The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including:
The species epithet, kenya, refers to the country of Kenya.
Blastobasis is the type genus of the gelechioid moth family Blastobasidae; in some arrangements these are placed in the case-bearer family (Coleophoridae) as a subfamily. Within the Blastobasidae, the subfamily Blastobasinae has been established to distinguish the Blastobasis lineage from the group around Holcocera, but the delimitation is not yet well-resolved.
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