Blastobasis chuka
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Blastobasis chuka | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Blastobasidae |
Genus: | Blastobasis |
Species: | B. chuka
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Binomial name | |
Blastobasis chuka Adamski, 2010
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Blastobasis chuka is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Kenya,[1] where it is known from the south-eastern coast and the central highlands.
The length of the forewings is 6.3–8.2 mm.
The larvae feed on the fruit of Allophylus abyssinicus, Chrysophyllum gorungosanum, Dictyophleba lucida, Diphasia species, Drypetes gerrardii, Flacourtia indica, Garcinia volkensii, Landolphia buchananii, Passiflora mollisima, Podocarpus milanjianus, Prunus africana, Rawsonia lucida and Vepris simplicifolia.
Etymology
The species epithet, chuka, refers to the Chuka Forest, the type locality.
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- ^ Adamski, D., et al. 2010: A Review of African Blastobasinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Coleophoridae), with New Taxa Reared from Native Fruits in Kenya. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 630: 1-77. Full article: [1][permanent dead link]
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