Blastobasis floridella
Blastobasis floridella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Blastobasidae |
Genus: | Blastobasis |
Species: | B. floridella
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Binomial name | |
Blastobasis floridella (, 1910)[1]
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Blastobasis floridella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in the United States, including Florida[2] and Oklahoma.
The wingspan is 11–16 mm. The ground color of the forewings is sordid ochreous, suffused with fuscous brown. The hindwings are gray, dusted with fuscous.[3]
Larvae have been recorded feeding from the cones of Zamia pumila.
References[]
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ 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.
- ^ Transactions of the American Entomological Society: Volume 36, Number 1
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Categories:
- Moths described in 1910
- Blastobasis
- Blastobasis stubs