Blastobasis byrsodepta is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo.[1]
| Blastobasis byrsodepta | |
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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. byrsodepta
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| Binomial name | |
| Blastobasis byrsodepta Meyrick, 1913
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The length of the forewings is 6–7 mm.[2]
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Ficus species.
References
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- ^ Afro Moths
- ^ 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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