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Neoblastobasis laikipiae

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Neoblastobasis laikipiae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Neoblastobasis
Species:
N. laikipiae
Binomial name
Neoblastobasis laikipiae

Neoblastobasis laikipiae is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Kenya,[2] where it is known from the Laikipia Plateau (the eastern escarpment of the Rift Valley).

The length of the forewings is 6.3 mm. The hindwings are pale grey.[1]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Afro Moths