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Blastobasis lacticolella

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Blastobasis lacticolella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Blastobasis
Species:
B. lacticolella
Binomial name
Blastobasis lacticolella
Rebel, 1940 [1]
Synonyms

Blastobasis decolorella auct.

Blastobasis lacticolella is a species of moth of the family Blastobasidae. It was introduced to western Europe[clarification needed] and is now reported from the Netherlands, Great Britain , Ireland and Madeira.

Description

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The wingspan is 18–21 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June and again in autumn.

Larvae feed in a silken gallery, on a wide variety of unrelated food types, including leaf-litter, vegetation and stored products, such as:-

References

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  1. ^ "Blastobasis lacticolella Rebel, 1940". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  2. ^ Kimber, Ian. "41.003 BF874 Blastobasis lacticolella Rebel, 1940". UKmoths. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  3. ^ Sterling, Phil; Parsons, Mark; Lewington, Richard (2012). Field Guide to the Micro moths of Great Britain and Ireland. Milton on Stour: British Wildlife Publishing. p. 125. ISBN 978-0-9564902-1-6.