Biology:Blastobasis thyone
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Short description: Moth species in genus Blastobasis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Blastobasidae |
| Genus: | Blastobasis |
| Species: | B. thyone
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| Blastobasis thyone Adamski, 2013
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Blastobasis thyone is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Costa Rica.[1]
The length of the forewings is about 5.6 mm. The forewings have brown scales tipped with pale brown intermixed with brown and pale-brown scales. The hindwings are translucent pale brown.
Etymology
The specific epithet refers to Thyone, mother of Bacchus.
References
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- ↑ 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
Wikidata ☰ Q15641396 entry
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