Blastobasis yuccaecolella

Blastobasis yuccaecolella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in the United States, including Pennsylvania.[1]

Blastobasis yuccaecolella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Blastobasis
Species:
B. yuccaecolella
Binomial name
Blastobasis yuccaecolella
Dietz, 1910

The larvae feed within decaying seed pods of Yucca baccata.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ^ 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