Blastobasis glandulella

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Blastobasis glandulella
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Adult
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Larva
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Blastobasis
Species:
B. glandulella
Binomial name
Blastobasis glandulella
(Riley, 1871)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia glandulella Riley, 1871
  • Valentinia glandulella
  • Valentina glandulella
  • Holcocera modestella Clemens, 1863
  • Blastobasis nubilella Zeller, 1873
  • Blastobasis huemeri Sinev, 1993

Blastobasis glandulella is a species of moth of the family Blastobasidae. It is found in the eastern United States and southern Ontario, Canada. It has also been recorded in California.[1] In Europe, it has been recorded from Austria, Germany, the Czech Republic, Italy, Slovakia and Croatia.[2]

It is commonly known as the acorn moth, but this can also refer to the tortrix moth Cydia splendana from Europe.

The wingspan is 15–25 mm. Adults have gray to grayish-brown forewings with a pale diffuse line bordered distally by dark band. There is also a black median dot and two black reniform dots, which form a triangle. The terminal line is composed of dark dots. The hindwings are shiny gray with dark veins and a fringe of long hair-like scales. They are on wing from April to September.

The larvae feed inside acorns and chestnuts.

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