Blastobasis phycidella

Blastobasis phycidella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Blastobasidae
Genus:	Blastobasis
Species:	B. phycidella
Binomial name
	Blastobasis phycidella; (Zeller, 1839)
Synonyms
	Oecophora phycidella Zeller, 1839; Oecophora roscidella Zeller, 1847; Blastobasis roscidella;

Blastobasis phycidella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in most of Europe (except Fennoscandia, Latvia, Estonia, Ireland and Iceland).^[1]

The wingspan is 17–19 mm.^[2] There is probably one generation per year with adults on wing from the end of June to the beginning of early August.^[3]

The larvae feed on decomposing wood of Quercus species, fallen pine needles^[4] and dried fungus.

References

^ Fauna Europaea
^ microlepidoptera.nl Archived July 1, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
^ Lepidoptera of Belgium Archived May 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
^ LOT Moths and Butterflies

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] rolepidoptera.nl Archived July 1, 2014, at the Wayback Machine

[3] Lepidoptera of Belgium Archived May 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

[4] LOT Moths and Butterflies

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