Calosima albapenella

Calosima albapenella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in the United States, including Texas and Florida.[2]

Calosima albapenella
Calosima albapenella, Oklahoma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Calosima
Species:
C. albapenella
Binomial name
Calosima albapenella
(Chambers, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
  • Butalis albapenella Chambers, 1875
  • Scythris albapenella
  • Blastobasis citrocolella Chambers, 1880
  • Comstockia citrocolella
  • Holcocera nana Dietz, 1910
  • Blastobasis citricolella Chambers, 1880
  • Zenodochium citricolella
  • Blastobasis citriella

The wingspan is about 19 mm or less. The forewings are white, suffused and sprinkled with brownish fuscous intermixed with pale fawn brown. The hindwings are shining pale-brownish gray.[3]

The larvae have been found in dry oranges infested by the beetle Arseocerus fasciculatus.

References
  1. mothphotographersgroup
  2. Adamski, D; Hodges, R W (1996). "An annotated list of North American Blastobasinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Coleophoridae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 98: 708–740.
  3. "Species Calosima albapenella". BugGuide. Retrieved 2021-12-20.


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