Blastobasis phycidella
| Blastobasis phycidella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Blastobasidae |
| Genus: | Blastobasis |
| Species: | B. phycidella |
| Binomial name | |
| Blastobasis phycidella (Zeller, 1839) | |
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Blastobasis phycidella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in most of Europe (except Fennoscandia, Latvia, Estonia, Ireland and Iceland).[1]
The wingspan is 17–19 mm.[2] There is probably one generation per year with adults on wing from the end of June to the beginning of early August.[3]
The larvae feed on decomposing wood of Quercus species, fallen pine needles[4] and dried fungus.
References
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ microlepidoptera.nl Archived July 1, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Lepidoptera of Belgium Archived May 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ LOT Moths and Butterflies
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