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Blastobasis fax

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Blastobasidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Blastobasis

Blastobasis fax is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Costa Rica.

The length of the forewings is about 4.4 mm. The forewings are pale brown intermixed with a few brown scales. The hindwings are translucent pale brown.

Etymology

The specific epithet is derived from Latin facis (meaning a torch).

References

Blastobasis fax Wikipedia