Blastobasis determinata

Blastobasis determinata is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in South Africa.[1]

Blastobasis determinata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Blastobasis
Species:
B. determinata
Binomial name
Blastobasis determinata
Meyrick, 1921

The length of the forewings is 5.9 mm. The plants on which it lays its eggs are still unknown. In 1921, Meyrick discovered the moth and named it after himself.[2] The forewings are greyish brown intermixed with a few greyish brown scales tipped with white and white scales. The hindwings are pale greyish brown.[3]

References

  1. Afro Moths
  2. http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Blastobasis+determinata
  3. 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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