Blastobasis yuccaecolella

Blastobasis yuccaecolella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Blastobasis
Species: B. yuccaecolella
Binomial name
Blastobasis yuccaecolella
Dietz, 1910

Blastobasis yuccaecolella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in the United States, including Pennsylvania.[1]

The larvae feed within decaying seed pods of Yucca baccata.[2]

References

  1. mothphotographersgroup
  2. 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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