Blastobasis trachelista is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in Zimbabwe.[2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Blastobasidae |
| Genus: | Blastobasis |
| Species: | B. trachelista
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| Binomial name | |
| Blastobasis trachelista Meyrick, 1921
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The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are greyish ochreous, more or less irrorated (sprinkled) with fuscous. The costal edge is dark fuscous towards the base and the discal stigmata are blackish, with a small additional dot beneath the second. The hindwings are grey.[4]
References edit
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Blastobasis trachilista Adamski, 2010". Afromoths. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Blastobasis trachelista Meyrick, 1921". Afromoths. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ Savela, Markku (May 5, 2019). "Blastobasis trachelista Meyrick, 1921". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ Meyrick, E. (1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 8 (2): 117.
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