Biology:Blastobasis tanyptera
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Short description: Species of moth 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. tanyptera
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| Binomial name | |
| Blastobasis tanyptera Turner, 1947[1]
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Blastobasis tanyptera is a moth of the family Blastobasidae.[2][3][4] It is found in Australia,[3] including northern Queensland.[1][4] It was first described in 1947 by Alfred Jefferis Turner, and the specific name, tanyptera, describes it as being "long winged".[1]
The wingspan is 18–20 mm (0.71–0.79 in).[1] The larvae feed within the fruits of Eugenia paniculata.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Turner, A. Jefferis (1947). "Contributions to our knowledge of Australian Microlepidoptera". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 57: 65–74 [68]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49510241.
- ↑ "Blastobasis tanyptera Turner, 1947". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.25.097. 7 April 2025. https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/55434/taxon/247515.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Species Blastobasis tanyptera Turner, 1947". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Blastobasis_tanyptera.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Savela, Markku. "Blastobasis Zeller, 1855". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. https://nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/blastobasidae/blastobasinae/blastobasis/#tanyptera.
- ↑ Adamski, D. (2013). "Review of the Blastobasinae of Costa Rica (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Blastobasidae)". Zootaxa 3618: 1–223. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3618.1. PMID 25136727.
Wikidata ☰ Q4925467 entry
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