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Blastobasis kenya
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Blastobasidae
Genus:	Blastobasis
Species:	B. kenya
Binomial name
	Blastobasis kenya; Adamski, 2010

Blastobasis kenya is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Kenya.^[1] The habitat consists of coastal lowlands, eastern middle elevations, and the western highlands.

The length of the forewings is 6–9.2 mm.

Food

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including:

Etymology

The species epithet, kenya, refers to the country of Kenya.

References

^ Adamski, David; Copeland, Robert S.; Miller, Scott E.; Hebert, Paul D. N.; Darrow, Karolyn & Luke, Quentin (2010). "A review of African Blastobasinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Coleophoridae), with new taxa reared from native fruits in Kenya". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 630: 1–68. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.630. hdl:10088/8838.

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[Adamski_et_al._2010-1] Adamski, David; Copeland, Robert S.; Miller, Scott E.; Hebert, Paul D. N.; Darrow, Karolyn & Luke, Quentin (2010). "A review of African Blastobasinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Coleophoridae), with new taxa reared from native fruits in Kenya". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 630: 1–68. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.630. hdl:10088/8838.

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