Neoblastobasis perisella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Blastobasidae |
Genus: | Neoblastobasis |
Species: | N. perisella |
Binomial name | |
Neoblastobasis perisella | |
Neoblastobasis perisella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Kenya and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, [2] where it is known from coastal lowland habitats.
The length of the forewings is 5.1–5.5 mm. [1]
The larvae feed on Hugonia castaneifolia and Ximenia afra .
The species is named in honour of Peris Machera, a worker in the insect-rearing laboratory in Nairobi, Kenya.
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