Biology:Blastobasis determinata

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Short description: Moth species in genus Blastobasis

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

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

  1. Afro Moths
  2. "Blastobasis determinata Meyrick, 1921". Discover Life. http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Blastobasis+determinata. Retrieved 2022-08-25. 
  3. 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}}]

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