Blastobasis floridella

Blastobasis floridella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 family Blastobasidae. It is found in the United States, including Florida[2] and Oklahoma.

The wingspan is 11–16 mm.[3]

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

References

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  1. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Transactions of the American Entomological Society: Volume 36, Number 1


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