Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Blastobasidae Scientific name Blastobasis adustella | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Blastobasis Rank Species | |
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Similar Blastobasis, Blastobasis lacticolella, Carcina quercana, Acleris laterana, Agriphila straminella | ||
Blastobasis adustella is a species of moth of the Blastobasidae family. It is endemic to Australian region, but was introduced in western Europe and is now reported from The Netherlands, Great Britain, Ireland, Madeira and the Azores
The wingspan is 15–20 mm. Adults are on wing from August to September.
The larvae feed on the seedheads of Dipsacus fullonum in Europe.
Taxonomy
The name Blastobasis lignea has often been used for records now considered as Blastobasis adustella. A taxonomic revision by Karsholt & Sinev reclassifies Walsingham's original B. lignea specimen as Blastobasis vittata, making lignea properly the junior synonym of vittata. B. adustella was originally described by Walshingham as a variety of B. lignea.
References
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