Blastobasis moffetti

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Blastobasis moffetti
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Blastobasis
Species:
B. moffetti
Binomial name
Blastobasis moffetti
Adamski & R.L. Brown, 2002

Blastobasis moffetti is a moth in the family Blastobasidae that is endemic to New Caledonia.

The length of the forewings is 7–7.8 millimetres (0.28–0.31 in). The forewings are pale brown intermixed with brown and dark brown scales. The hindwings are pale greyish brown.[1]

Etymology[]

The species is named in honour of Kenneth Daniel Moffett.

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