Blastobasis industria

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

Blastobasis industria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Blastobasis
Species:
B. industria
Binomial name
Blastobasis industria
Meyrick, 1913

The length of the forewings is 7.9–9.9 mm. The forewings are pale brown intermixed with brown scales tipped with white and brown scales. The hindwings are pale brown.[2]

The larvae have been reported feeding on the beans of Coffea arabica, but this is probably based on a misidentification.

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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