Blastobasis lavernella

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Blastobasis lavernella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Blastobasis
Species:
B. lavernella
Binomial name
Blastobasis lavernella
Walsingham, 1894

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

The wingspan is 15–16 mm. The forewings are ochreous mixed with reddish-ochreous mottlings and shaded with patches of greyish brown. The hindwings are shining pale stramineous (straw coloured). [2]

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References

  1. "Fauna Europaea". fauna-eu.org.
  2. "Bestimmungshilfe des Lepiforums: Blastobasis Lavernella". www.lepiforum.de.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .