Calosima albapenella
| Calosima albapenella | |
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| Calosima albapenella, Oklahoma | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Blastobasidae |
| Genus: | Calosima |
| Species: | C. albapenella
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| Binomial name | |
| Calosima albapenella (Chambers, 1875)[1]
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Calosima albapenella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in the United States, including Texas and Florida.[2]
The wingspan is about 19 mm or less. The forewings are white, suffused and sprinkled with brownish fuscous intermixed with pale fawn brown. The hindwings are shining pale-brownish gray.[3]
The larvae have been found in dry oranges infested by the beetle .
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.
- ^ "Species Calosima albapenella". BugGuide. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
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