Blastobasis aynekiella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Kenya.[1] The habitat consists of the western highlands of the Kakamega Forest.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Blastobasidae |
| Genus: | Blastobasis |
| Species: | B. aynekiella
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| Binomial name | |
| Blastobasis aynekiella | |
The length of the forewings is 6.9–8.3 mm.
The larvae feed on Chrysophyllum albidum, Mimusops bagshawei, Olea welwitschii, Prunus africana and Tiliacora funifera.
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- ^ a b 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.
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