Blastobasis yuccaecolella
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Blastobasidae |
Genus: | Blastobasis |
Species: | B. yuccaecolella
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Binomial name | |
Blastobasis yuccaecolella Dietz, 1910
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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]
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- ^ 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