Blastobasis ochromorpha

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Blastobasis ochromorpha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Blastobasis
Species:
B. ochromorpha
Binomial name
Blastobasis ochromorpha

Blastobasis ochromorpha is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in India[2] and Singapore.[3]

The wingspan is about 13 mm. Adults are pale coloured.

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including onion and stored rice. They have also been recorded feeding within the seeds of Shorea robusta.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Blastobasis Zeller 1855". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on July 13, 2018.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Blastobasis ochromorpha​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  3. ^ Singapore Biodiversity: An Encyclopedia of the Natural Environment
  4. ^ 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