Blastobasis glandulella

Blastobasis glandulella
	Adult
	Larva
Scientific classification
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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[1] Bug Guide

[2] Fauna Europaea

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