Blastobasis rebeli

Blastobasis rebeli, the marsh dowd moth, is a moth in the family Blastobasidae found on Madeira.[1] It was first recorded from Hampshire, Great Britain in 1998 and there have been subsequent records from the same area and nearby, as well as in West Sussex.[2]

Marsh dowd moth
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Blastobasis
Species:
B. rebeli
Binomial name
Blastobasis rebeli
Sinev & Karsholt, 2004

The wingspan is about 13 mm and the early stages are not yet described.[3]


References
  1. "Blastobasis rebeli Sinev & Karsholt, 2004". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  2. "41.005 [B&F: 0875a] Blastobasis rebeli Karsholt & Sinev, 2004". Hants Moths. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  3. Kimber, Ian. "41.005 BF875a Blastobasis rebeli Karsholt & Sinev, 2004". UKmoths. Retrieved 14 May 2020.



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