Blastobasis velutina

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Blastobasis velutina
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Blastobasis
Species:
B. velutina
Binomial name
Blastobasis velutina
Walsingham, 1908

Blastobasis velutina is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found on the Canary Islands. [1]

The wingspan is 11–14 mm. The forewings are ash-grey with markings consisting of black scales. The hindwings are ash-grey, shaded with black at the sides and posterior. [2]

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References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. lepiforum.de PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .