Blastobasis bispinaella

Blastobasis bispinaella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Blastobasidae
Genus:	Blastobasis
Species:	B. bispinaella
Binomial name
	Blastobasis bispinaella; Adamski, 2003

Blastobasis bispinaella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Thailand.

The length of the forewings is 5.5 mm. The basal two-thirds of the forewings is pale brown intermixed with brown and a few white scales. The distal third is brown intermixed with a few pale brown and white scales. The hindwings are pale brown.^[1]

Etymology[edit]

The species name is derived from Latin basis (meaning base) and spina (meaning spine) and refers to the two spine-like projections on the basal margin of the lower part of the valva.

References[edit]

^ Blastobasinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Coleophoridae) of Thailand, Part II. Four New Species of Blastobasis Zeller, 1855 Archived March 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine

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[1] Blastobasinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Coleophoridae) of Thailand, Part II. Four New Species of Blastobasis Zeller, 1855 Archived March 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine

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