Blastobasis coffeaella
Blastobasis coffeaella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Costa Rica and São Paulo, Brazil.[1]
| Blastobasis coffeaella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Blastobasidae |
| Genus: | Blastobasis |
| Species: | B. coffeaella |
| Binomial name | |
| Blastobasis coffeaella (Busck, 1925) | |
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The length of the forewings is 6.2–7.9 mm. The forewings are greyish brown intermixed with greyish-brown scales tipped with pale greyish brown and few reddish-brown scales. The hindwings are translucent pale brown.
The larvae feed within beans of Coffea arabica.
References
- Adamski, D., 2013: Review of the Blastobasinae of Costa Rica (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Blastobasidae). Zootaxa 3618 (1): 1-223. Review and full article: doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3618.1.1
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