Blastobasis acirfa

Blastobasis acirfa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Blastobasis
Species:
B. acirfa
Binomial name
Blastobasis acirfa
Adamski, 2010

Blastobasis acirfa is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Kenya.[1] The habitat consists of coastal lowlands and the western highlands.

The length of the forewings is 5.9โ€“9.3 mm.

The larvae feed on Manilkara butugi, Mimusops bagshawei, Olea welwitschii, Olea woodiana disjuncta, Prunus africana, Synsepalum cerasiferum, and Tiliacora funifera.

References

  1. โ†‘ 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: 1โ€“68. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.630. hdl:10088/8838.