Blastobasis industria

Blastobasis industria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Blastobasis
Species: B. industria
Binomial name
Blastobasis industria
Meyrick, 1913

Blastobasis industria is a moth in the Blastobasidae family. It is found in Ethiopia and South Africa.[1]

The length of the forewings is 7.9–9.9 mm. The forewings are pale brown intermixed with brown scales tipped with white and brown scales. The hindwings are pale brown.[2]

The larvae have been reported feeding on the beans of Coffea arabica, but this is probably based on a misidentification.

References

  1. Afro Moths
  2. Adamski, D., et al. 2010: A Review of African Blastobasinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Coleophoridae), with New Taxa Reared from Native Fruits in Kenya. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 630: 1-77. Full article:
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