Basacallis is a monotypic snout moth genus. It was described by Everett D. Cashatt in 1969, and contains the species Basacallis tarachodes. It is found in Panama, Florida, Mississippi, Alabama,[3] and South Carolina.[4]
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| Genus: | Basacallis |
| Species: | B. tarachodes
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| Basacallis tarachodes (Dyar, 1914)
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The wingspan is 16–23 mm. The forewings are light gray.
References
edit- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea (GlobIZ). Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- ^ "mothphotographersgroup". Mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ^ "Moth with brown band2 - Basacallis tarachodes - BugGuide.Net". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
- ^ "Revision of the Genus Parachma" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2011-09-29.