Neoblastobasis ximeniaella
| Neoblastobasis ximeniaella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Blastobasidae |
| Genus: | Neoblastobasis |
| Species: | N. ximeniaella
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| Binomial name | |
| Neoblastobasis ximeniaella Adamski, 2010
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Neoblastobasis ximeniaella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Kenya,[1] where it is known from coastal lowland habitats in the south-east of the country.
The length of the forewings is 6.1–6.7 mm.[2]
The larvae feed on Ximenia caffra and Calophyllum inophyllum.
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- ^ Adamski, D., et al. 2010: A Review of African Blastobasinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Coleophoridae), with New Taxa Reared from Native Fruits in Kenya. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 630: 1-77. Full article: [1]
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