Blastobasis glandulella

Blastobasis glandulella is a species of moth of the family Blastobasidae. It is found in the eastern United States and southern Ontario, Canada. It has also been recorded in California.[1] In Europe, it has been recorded from Austria, Germany, the Czech Republic, Italy, Slovakia and Croatia.[2]

Blastobasis glandulella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Blastobasis
Species:
B. glandulella
Binomial name
Blastobasis glandulella
(Riley, 1871)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia glandulella Riley, 1871
  • Valentinia glandulella
  • Valentina glandulella
  • Holcocera modestella Clemens, 1863
  • Blastobasis nubilella Zeller, 1873
  • Blastobasis huemeri Sinev, 1993

It is commonly known as the acorn moth, but this can also refer to the tortrix moth Cydia splendana from Europe.

The wingspan is 15–25 mm. Adults have gray to grayish-brown forewings with a pale diffuse line bordered distally by dark band. There is also a black median dot and two black reniform dots, which form a triangle. The terminal line is composed of dark dots. The hindwings are shiny gray with dark veins and a fringe of long hair-like scales. They are on wing from April to September.

The larvae feed inside acorns and chestnuts.

References
  1. Bug Guide
  2. Fauna Europaea


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