- Blastobasidae
Taxobox
name = Blastobasidae
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
classis =Insect a
ordo =Lepidoptera
superfamilia =Gelechioidea
familia = Blastobasidae
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision = See text.Blastobasidae is a family of
moth s with species found in all parts of the world. These are generally small, slender moths with muted colours (Edward Meyrick described the group as "obscure and dull coloured moths, decidedly the least attractive family of Lepidoptera"). Thelarva e feed openly, usually on dead organic matter. Some species are pests of stored foodstuffs.Genera
*"
Agnoea "
*"Asaphocrita "
*"Auximobasis "
*"Blastobasis "
*"Blastobasoides "
*"Calosima "
*"Catacrypsis "
*"Coniogenes "
*"Critoxena "
*"Cynotes "
*"Docostoma "
*"Dryoperia "
*"Epigritia "
*"Epistetus "
*"Eubolepia "
*"Euresia "
*"Exapateter "
*"Exinotis "
*"Holcocera "
*"Holcocerina "
*"Holcoceroides "
*"Homothamnis "
*"Hypatopa "
*"Iconisma "
*"Lateantenna "
*"Mastema"
*"Megaceraea "
*"Metallocrates "
*"Neoblastobasis "
*"Oroclintrus "
*"Pigritia "
*"Ploiophora "
*"Prosintis "
*"Prosodica "
*"Prosthesis"
*"Pseudohypatopa "
*"Pseudopigritia "
*"Syncola "
*"Tecmerium "
*"Valentinia "
*"Xenopathia "
*"Zenodochium "References
* [http://delta-intkey.com/britin/lep/www/blastoba.htm Family description]
* [http://www.nhm.ac.uk/jdsml/research-curation/projects/butmoth/GenusList3.dsml?FAMILY=blastobasidae&AUTHORqtype=starts+with&sort=GENUS&SUBTRIBEqtype=starts+with&YEARqtype=equals&GENUSqtype=starts+with&TRIBEqtype=starts+with&SUBFAMILYqtype=starts+with&FAMILYqtype=starts+with&beginIndex=0&searchPageURL=index%2edsml%3fFAMILY%3dblastobasidae%26AUTHORqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26sort%3dGENUS%26SUBTRIBEqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26YEARqtype%3dequals%26beginIndex%3d30%26GENUSqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26TRIBEqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26SUBFAMILYqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26FAMILYqtype%3dstarts%2bwith&listPageURL=GenusList3%2edsml%3fFAMILY%3dblastobasidae%26AUTHORqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26sort%3dGENUS%26SUBTRIBEqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26YEARqtype%3dequals%26beginIndex%3d30%26GENUSqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26TRIBEqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26SUBFAMILYqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26FAMILYqtype%3dstarts%2bwith Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database]
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