Blastobasis phycidella

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Blastobasis phycidella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Blastobasis
Species:
B. phycidella
Binomial name
Blastobasis phycidella
(Zeller, 1839)
Synonyms
List
    • Oecophora phycidellaZeller, 1839
    • Oecophora roscidellaZeller, 1847
    • Blastobasis roscidella

Blastobasis phycidella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in most of Europe (except Fennoscandia, Latvia, Estonia, Ireland and Iceland). [1]

The wingspan is 17–19 mm. [2] There is probably one generation per year with adults on wing from the end of June to the beginning of early August. [3]

The larvae feed on decomposing wood of oak ( Quercus species), fallen pine needles [4] and dried fungus.

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References

  1. "Blastobasis phycidella (Zeller, 1839)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  2. microlepidoptera.nl Archived July 1, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Lepidoptera of Belgium Archived May 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  4. "LOT Moths and Butterflies". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-05-24.