Blastobasis industria is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Ethiopia and South Africa.[1]
Blastobasis industria | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Blastobasidae |
Genus: | Blastobasis |
Species: | B. industria |
Binomial name | |
Blastobasis industria Meyrick, 1913 | |
The length of the forewings is 7.9–9.9 mm. The forewings are pale brown intermixed with brown scales tipped with white and brown scales. The hindwings are pale brown.[2]
The larvae have been reported feeding on the beans of Coffea arabica, but this is probably based on a misidentification.
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