Biology:Blastobasis trachelista

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Short description: Moth species in genus Blastobasis

Blastobasis trachelista
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Blastobasis
Species:
B. trachelista
Binomial name
Blastobasis trachelista
Meyrick, 1921
Synonyms
  • Blastobasis trachilista Adamski, 2010 (lapsus)[1]

Blastobasis trachelista is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in Zimbabwe.[2][3]

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are greyish ochreous, more or less irrorated (sprinkled) with fuscous. The costal edge is dark fuscous towards the base and the discal stigmata are blackish, with a small additional dot beneath the second. The hindwings are grey.[4]

References

  1. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2019). "Blastobasis trachilista Adamski, 2010". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/01BLATRA. Retrieved August 18, 2020. 
  2. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2019). "Blastobasis trachelista Meyrick, 1921". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/BLASTRAC. Retrieved August 18, 2020. 
  3. Savela, Markku (May 5, 2019). "Blastobasis trachelista Meyrick, 1921". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/blastobasidae/blastobasinae/blastobasis/#trachelista. Retrieved August 18, 2020. 
  4. Meyrick, E. (1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 8 (2): 117. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q13440037 entry