Blastobasis indigesta
Blastobasis indigesta is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Zimbabwe.[1]
| Blastobasis indigesta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Blastobasidae |
| Genus: | Blastobasis |
| Species: | B. indigesta |
| Binomial name | |
| Blastobasis indigesta Meyrick, 1931 | |
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The length of the forewings is 7–7.9 mm. The forewings are brownish grey tipped with white and intermixed with white scales. The hindwings are pale brown.[2]
References
- Afro Moths
- 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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