Blastobasis coffeaella

Blastobasis coffeaella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Blastobasis
Species: B. coffeaella
Binomial name
Blastobasis coffeaella
(Busck, 1925)
Synonyms
  • Auximobasis coffeaella Busck, 1925

Blastobasis coffeaella is a moth in the Blastobasidae family. It is found in Costa Rica and Brazil (São Paulo).[1]

The length of the forewings is 6.2–7.9 mm. The forewings are greyish brown intermixed with greyish-brown scales tipped with pale greyish brown and few reddish-brown scales. The hindwings are translucent pale brown.

The larvae feed within beans of Coffea arabica.

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
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