Biology:Blastobasis tanyptera

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Short description: Moth species in genus Blastobasis

Blastobasis tanyptera
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Blastobasis
Species:
B. tanyptera
Binomial name
Blastobasis tanyptera
Turner, 1947

Blastobasis tanyptera is a moth of the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Australia , including northern Queensland.

The larvae feed within the fruits of Eugenia paniculata.[1]

It was first described in 1947 by Alfred Jefferis Turner, and the species epithet, tanyptera, describes it as being "long winged".[2]

References

  1. Adamski, D., 2013: Review of the Blastobasinae of Costa Rica (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Blastobasidae). Zootaxa 3618 (1): 1-223. Review and full article: doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3618.1.1
  2. Turner, A. Jefferis (1947). "Contributions to our knowledge of Australian Microlepidoptera". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 57: 68. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49510241. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4925467 entry