Neoblastobasis laikipiae

Neoblastobasis laikipiae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Neoblastobasis
Species:
N. laikipiae
Binomial name
Neoblastobasis laikipiae
Adamski, 2010

Neoblastobasis laikipiae is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Kenya, where it is known from the Laikipia Plateau (the eastern escarpment of the Rift Valley).

The length of the forewings is 6.3 mm. The hindwings are pale grey.

References

  1. 1 2 Adamski, David; Copeland, Robert S.; Miller, Scott E.; Hebert, Paul D. N.; Darrow, Karolyn & Luke, Quentin (2010). "A review of African Blastobasinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Coleophoridae), with new taxa reared from native fruits in Kenya". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 630: 1–68. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.630. hdl:10088/8838.
  2. ↑ Afro Moths