Biology:Blastobasis desertarum

Short description: Moth species in genus Blastobasis

Blastobasis desertarum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Blastobasidae
Genus:	Blastobasis
Species:	B. desertarum
Binomial name
Blastobasis desertarum (Wollaston, 1858)
Synonyms
Coleophora desertarum Wollaston, 1858 Blastobasis maderensis Stainton, 1859 Coleophora miguelensis Rebel, 1940 Blastobasis radiata Walsingham, 1894

Blastobasis desertarum is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found on Madeira and the Azores. The species was recorded from greenhouses in Berlin in 2005, where it was incidentally introduced.

It is regarded a pest on ornamental plants. The larvae feed on Aeonium and other Crassulaceae species. They feed within the stem and tunnel in the roots of their host plant.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q9658626 entry