Blastobasis egens

Blastobasis egens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Blastobasis
Species: B. egens
Binomial name
Blastobasis egens
Meyrick, 1918

Blastobasis egens is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in South Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1]

The length of the forewings is 4.5–4.9 mm. The forewings are white intermixed with brown scales along the costa and distal half. The hindwings are pale brown.[2]

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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