Blastobasis determinata
Blastobasis determinata | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Blastobasidae |
Genus: | Blastobasis |
Species: | B. determinata
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Binomial name | |
Blastobasis determinata Meyrick, 1921
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Blastobasis determinata is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in South Africa.[1]
The length of the forewings is 5.9 mm. The plants on which it lays its eggs are still unknown. In 1921, Meyrick discovered the moth and named it after himself.[2] The forewings are greyish brown intermixed with a few greyish brown scales tipped with white and white scales. The hindwings are pale greyish brown.[3]
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- ^ Afro Moths
- ^ http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Blastobasis+determinata
- ^ 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]
Categories:
- Endemic moths of South Africa
- Moths described in 1921
- Blastobasis
- Moths of Africa
- Blastobasis stubs