Biology:Blastobasis normalis

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Short description: Moth species in genus Blastobasis

Blastobasis normalis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Blastobasis
Species:
B. normalis
Binomial name
Blastobasis normalis
(Meyrick, 1918)
Synonyms
  • Auximobasis normalis Meyrick, 1918
  • Blastobasis crotospila Meyrick, 1926

Blastobasis normalis is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in mainland Ecuador and on the Galapagos Islands.[1] A single specimen was recorded in Liverpool in September 1921, but this might be based on a misidentification.[2]

The length of the forewings is 4.2-6.4 mm. The forewings are highly variable, ranging from greyish brown to pale greyish brown or brown. Most scales are tipped with white. Both surfaces of the hindwings are pale greyish brown.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15641351 entry