Blastobasis phycidella
Species of moth
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Blastobasis phycidella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in most of Europe (except Fennoscandia, Latvia, Estonia, Ireland and Iceland).[1]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Blastobasidae |
| Genus: | Blastobasis |
| Species: | B. phycidella |
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| Blastobasis phycidella (Zeller, 1839) | |
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The wingspan is 17–19 mm.[2] There is probably one generation per year with adults on wing from the end of June to the beginning of early August.[3]
The larvae feed on decomposing wood of oak (Quercus species), fallen pine needles[4] and dried fungus.
