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Blastobasis coffeaella

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Moth species in genus Blastobasis

Blastobasis coffeaella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Blastobasis
Species: B. coffeaella
Binomial name
Blastobasis coffeaella
(Busck, 1925)
Synonyms
  • Auximobasis coffeaella Busck, 1925

Blastobasis coffeaella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Costa Rica and São Paulo, Brazil.

The length of the forewings is 6.2–7.9 mm.

The larvae feed within beans of Coffea arabica.

References

  1. Adamski, D., 2013: Review of the Blastobasinae of Costa Rica (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Blastobasidae). Zootaxa 3618 (1): 1-223. Review and full article: doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3618.1.1
Taxon identifiers
Auximobasis coffeaella


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