Blastobasis pulchella
Cuivre River State Park Troy Missouri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Blastobasis
Species:
B. pulchella
Binomial name
Blastobasis pulchella
(Dietz, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Euresia pulchella Dietz, 1910
  • Blastobasis pulebella
  • Blastobasis maritimella McDunnough, 1961

Blastobasis pulchella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in North America, including Nova Scotia, Washington DC[1] and Maine.[2]

The ground colour of the forewings is pale ochreous-brown with a silver white fascia at one-third, heavily shaded with dark brown.[3]

References

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  1. ↑ Adamski, D; Hodges, R W (1996). "An annotated list of North American Blastobasinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Coleophoridae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 98: 708–740.
  2. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ↑ Bug Guide


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