Blastobasis fatigata
Blastobasis fatigata is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in South Africa.[1]
| Blastobasis fatigata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Blastobasidae |
| Genus: | Blastobasis |
| Species: | B. fatigata |
| Binomial name | |
| Blastobasis fatigata Meyrick, 1914 | |
The length of the forewings is 6 mm. The forewings have pale greyish brown scales, tipped with white and intermixed with a few brown scales and brown scales tipped with white. The hindwings are pale brown, gradually darkening towards the apex.[2]
References
- Afro Moths
- 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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