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Blastobasis floridella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Blastobasidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Blastobasis

Similar
  
Blastobasis glandulella, Blastobasis, Blastobasidae

Blastobasis floridella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in the United States, including Florida and Oklahoma.

The wingspan is 11–16 mm. The ground color of the forewings is sordid ochreous, suffused with fuscous brown. The hindwings are gray, dusted with fuscous.

Larvae have been recorded feeding from the cones of Zamia pumila.

References

Blastobasis floridella Wikipedia