Calosima albapenella
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| Calosima albapenella (Chambers, 1875)[1]
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Calosima albapenella is a moth in the Blastobasidae family. It is found in the United States, including Texas and Florida.[2]
The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are white, suffused and sprinkled with brownish fuscous intermixed with pale fawn brown. The hindwings are shining pale-brownish gray.
The larvae have been found in dry oranges infested by the beetle Arseocerus fasciculatus.
References
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ Adamski, D; Hodges, R W (1996). "An annotated list of North American Blastobasinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Coleophoridae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 98: 708–740.
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