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Blastobasis trachelista

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Blastobasis trachelista
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Blastobasis
Species:
B. trachelista
Binomial name
Blastobasis trachelista
Meyrick, 1921
Synonyms

Blastobasis trachelista is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1921. It is found in Zimbabwe.[2]

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are greyish-ochreous, more or less irrorated with fuscous. The costal edge is dark fuscous towards the base and the discal stigmata are blackish, with a small additional dot beneath the second. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Blastobasis trachilista | AfroMoths". www.afromoths.net. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  2. ^ Afro Moths
  3. ^ Meyrick E. 1921b. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. - Annals of the Transvaal Museum 8(2):49–148: p. 117