Blastobasis lacticolella

Moth species in genus Blastobasis From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Blastobasis lacticolella is a species of moth of the family Blastobasidae.[3] It is endemic to Madeira but has been introduced to western Europe[5][2] and is now reported from the Netherlands,[3] Great Britain,[4][5] Ireland,[2] and Sweden.[5] It is widespread in southern England.[4]

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Blastobasis lacticolella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Blastobasis
Species:
B. lacticolella
Binomial name
Blastobasis lacticolella
Synonyms

Blastobasis decolorella auct.

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Description

The wingspan is 15–23 mm.[5] Adults are on wing from March to October[5] (from May to June and again in autumn in the UK[4]).

Larvae feed in a silken gallery, on a wide variety of unrelated food types, including leaf-litter, vegetation and stored products, such as:[4][6]

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