Blastobasis lacticolella

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Blastobasis lacticolella
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Blastobasis
Species:
B. lacticolella
Binomial name
Blastobasis lacticolella
Rebel, 1940 [1]
Synonyms

Blastobasis decolorella auct.

Blastobasis lacticolella is a species of moth of the family Blastobasidae. It was introduced in western Europe and is now reported from the Netherlands, Great Britain , Ireland and Madeira.

Description

The wingspan is 18–21 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June and again in autumn.

The larvae feed on a wide variety of food types, including leaf-litter, vegetation and stored products.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Blastobasis lacticolella Rebel, 1940". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  2. ^ Kimber, Ian. "41.003 BF874 Blastobasis lacticolella Rebel, 1940". UKmoths. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

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