Neoblastobasis perisella

Neoblastobasis perisella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Kenya and the Democratic Republic of the Congo,[1] where it is known from coastal lowland habitats.

Neoblastobasis perisella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Blastobasidae
Genus:
Neoblastobasis
Species:
N. perisella
Binomial name
Neoblastobasis perisella
Adamski, 2010

The length of the forewings is 5.1–5.5 mm. The forewings are pale brown from the base to near the midcell, except for some brown scales along the costa. Brown scales and pale brown scales tipped with brown intermixed with fewer pale brown scales are found from the midcell to the outer margin. The hindwings are pale greyish brown.[2]

The larvae feed on Hugonia castaneifolia and Ximenia caffra.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Peris Machera, a worker in the insect-rearing laboratory in Nairobi, Kenya.

References
  1. Afro Moths
  2. 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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