Blastobasis pulchella
Blastobasis pulchella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in North America, including Nova Scotia, Washington DC[1] and Maine.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Blastobasidae |
| Genus: | Blastobasis |
| Species: | B. pulchella |
| Binomial name | |
| Blastobasis pulchella (Dietz, 1910) | |
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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
- 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.
- mothphotographersgroup
- Bug Guide
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