Blastobasis chuka

Blastobasis chuka
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Blastobasidae
Genus:	Blastobasis
Species:	B. chuka
Binomial name
	Blastobasis chuka; Adamski, 2010

Blastobasis chuka is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Kenya,^[1] where it is known from the south-eastern coast and the central highlands.

The length of the forewings is 6.3–8.2 mm. The submedian fascia are faint. The basal one-third, from the base to the submedian fascia are pale brown intermixed with a few brown scales, the distal two-thirds from the submedian fascia to the margin are brown intermixed with a few pale brown scales. The hindwings are pale grey.

The larvae feed on the fruit of , , , Diphasia species, Drypetes gerrardii, Flacourtia indica, , Landolphia buchananii, , Podocarpus latifolius, Prunus africana, Rawsonia lucida and .

Etymology[]

The species epithet, chuka, refers to the Chuka Forest, the type locality.

References[]

^ 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: [1]

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[1] 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: [1]

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