Blastobasis fatigata

Blastobasis fatigata is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in South Africa.[1]

Blastobasis fatigata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Blastobasis
Species:
B. fatigata
Binomial name
Blastobasis fatigata
Meyrick, 1914

The length of the forewings is 6 mm. The forewings have pale greyish brown scales, tipped with white and intermixed with a few brown scales and brown scales tipped with white. The hindwings are pale brown, gradually darkening towards the apex.[2]

References

  1. Afro Moths
  2. Adamski, D., et al. 2010: A Review of African Blastobasinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Coleophoridae), with New Taxa Reared from Native Fruits in Kenya. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 630: 1-77. Full article:


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