Biology:Blastobasis determinata
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Short description: Moth species in genus Blastobasis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Blastobasidae |
| Genus: | Blastobasis |
| Species: | B. determinata
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| Binomial name | |
| Blastobasis determinata Meyrick, 1921
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Blastobasis determinata is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in South Africa .[1]
The length of the forewings is 5.9 mm. The plants on which it lays its eggs are still unknown. In 1921, Meyrick discovered the moth and named it after himself.[2] The forewings are greyish brown intermixed with a few greyish brown scales tipped with white and white scales. The hindwings are pale greyish brown.[3]
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Blastobasis determinata. |
- ↑ Afro Moths
- ↑ "Blastobasis determinata Meyrick, 1921". Discover Life. http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Blastobasis+determinata. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- ↑ 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][yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
Wikidata ☰ Q13439935 entry
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