Neoblastobasis perisella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Kenya and the Democratic Republic of the Congo,[2] where it is known from coastal lowland habitats.
| Neoblastobasis perisella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Blastobasidae |
| Genus: | Neoblastobasis |
| Species: | N. perisella
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| Binomial name | |
| Neoblastobasis perisella | |
The length of the forewings is 5.1–5.5 mm.[1]
The larvae feed on Hugonia castaneifolia and Ximenia caffra.
Etymology
editThe species is named in honour of Peris Machera, a worker in the insect-rearing laboratory in Nairobi, Kenya.
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Afro Moths
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