Basacallis is a monotypic snout moth genus. It was described by Everett D. Cashatt in 1969, and contains the species Basacallis tarachodes. It is found in Panama, Florida, Mississippi, Alabama,[3] and South Carolina.[4]
Basacallis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Basacallis |
Species: | B. tarachodes |
Binomial name | |
Basacallis tarachodes (Dyar, 1914) | |
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The wingspan is 16–23 mm. The forewings are light gray.
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