Blastobasis vittata

Blastobasis vittata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Blastobasis
Species: B. vittata
Binomial name
Blastobasis vittata
(Wollaston, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Laverna vittata Wollaston, 1858
  • Blastobasis lignea Walsingham, 1894
  • Blastobasis flavescentella Rebel, 1940

Blastobasis vittata is a moth of the family Blastobasidae. It is endemic to Madeira.[1]

Taxonomy

The name Blastobasis lignea has long been used for the species now known as Blastobasis adustella. Research by Karsholt & Sinev in 2004 has concluded that the real lignea is in fact a species restricted to Madeira. To complicate things, lignea is now a synonym of B. vittata.

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Blastobasis vittata.
Wikispecies has information related to: Blastobasis vittata

External links


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, March 05, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.