Blastobasis acirfa

Blastobasis acirfa is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Kenya.[1] The habitat consists of coastal lowlands and the western highlands.

Blastobasis acirfa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Blastobasis
Species:
B. acirfa
Binomial name
Blastobasis acirfa
Adamski, 2010

The length of the forewings is 5.9–9.3 mm. The forewings are brownish grey intermixed with pale brownish grey scales, brownish grey scales tipped with pale brownish grey and brown scales. The hindwings are grey.

The larvae feed on Manilkara butugi, Mimusops bagshawei, Olea welwitschii, Olea woodiana disjuncta, Prunus africana, Synsepalum cerasiferum and Tiliacora funifera.

Etymology

The species epithet, acirfa, refers to the name of the continent in which this species is known to occur, but spelled backward.

References
  1. Adamski, D., et al. 2010: A Review of African Blastobasinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Coleophoridae), with New Taxa Reared from Native Fruits in Kenya. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 630: 1-77. Full article:


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