Blastobasis tanyptera

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Blastobasis tanyptera
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Blastobasis
Species:
B. tanyptera
Binomial name
Blastobasis tanyptera
Turner, 1947 [1]

Blastobasis tanyptera is a moth of the family Blastobasidae. [2] [3] [4] It is found in Australia, [3] including northern Queensland. [1] [4] It was first described in 1947 by Alfred Jefferis Turner, and the specific name, tanyptera, describes it as being "long winged". [1]

The wingspan is 18–20 mm (0.71–0.79 in). [1] The larvae feed within the fruits of Eugenia paniculata . [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Turner, A. Jefferis (1947). "Contributions to our knowledge of Australian Microlepidoptera". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland. 57: 65–74 [68].
  2. ↑ "Blastobasis tanyptera Turner, 1947". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.25.097. 7 April 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Species Blastobasis tanyptera Turner, 1947". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  4. 1 2 Savela, Markku. "Blastobasis Zeller, 1855". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  5. ↑ Adamski, D. (2013). "Review of the Blastobasinae of Costa Rica (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Blastobasidae)". Zootaxa. 3618: 1–223. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3618.1 . PMID   25136727.


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