Blastobasis achaea

Blastobasis achaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Blastobasis
Species: B. achaea
Binomial name
Blastobasis achaea
Adamski, 2013

Blastobasis achaea is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Costa Rica.[1]

The length of the forewings is 5.9 mm. The forewings are pale brown intermixed with brown scales tipped with pale brown and dark-brown scales. The hindwings are translucent pale brown.

Etymology

The specific epithet is derived from the Roman province of Achaea, which included the whole of Greece, except Thessaly.

References

  1. Adamski, D., 2013: Review of the Blastobasinae of Costa Rica (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Blastobasidae). Zootaxa 3618 (1): 1-223. Review and full article: doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3618.1.1
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