Blastobasis fatigata
Blastobasis fatigata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Blastobasidae |
Genus: | Blastobasis |
Species: | B. fatigata
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Binomial name | |
Blastobasis fatigata Meyrick, 1914
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Blastobasis fatigata is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in South Africa.[1]
The length of the forewings is 6 mm. The forewings have pale greyish brown scales, tipped with white and intermixed with a few brown scales and brown scales tipped with white. The hindwings are pale brown, gradually darkening towards the apex.[2]
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- ^ Afro Moths
- ^ 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: [1][permanent dead link]