Blastobasis floridella

Blastobasis floridella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Blastobasis
Species: B. floridella
Binomial name
Blastobasis floridella
(Dietz, 1910)[1]
Synonyms
  • Valentinia floridella Dietz, 1910

Blastobasis floridella is a moth in the Blastobasidae family. It is found in North America, including Florida[2] and Oklahoma.

The wingspan is 11–16 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is sordid ochreous, suffused with fuscous brown. The hindwings are grey, dusted with fuscous.[3]

Larvae have been recorded feeding from the cones of Zamia pumila.

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