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77 Records
Status
There is ongoing discussion on whether this species (as with other members of the family Blastobasidae) can be identified without microscopic examination of the genitalia or via DNA barcoding. As BugGuide notes, in some cases "even those methods may not result in a species identification since there are many undescribed species in North America." We will update this page and others in the genus/family as papers are published and moth authorities provide additional identification guidance. See also Blastobasis sp.
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Source: Wikipedia
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Blastobasidae |
Genus: | Blastobasis |
Species: | B. glandulella
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Binomial name | |
Blastobasis glandulella (Riley, 1871)
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Blastobasis glandulella is a species of moth of the family Blastobasidae. It is found in the Eastern United States and southern Ontario, Canada. It has also been recorded in California.[1] In Europe, it has been recorded from Austria, Germany, the Czech Republic, Italy, Slovakia and Croatia.[2]
Common name
[edit]It is commonly known as the acorn moth, but this can also refer to the tortrix moth Cydia splendana from Europe.
Wings
[edit]The wingspan is 15–25 mm. They are on wing from April to September.
Larvae
[edit]The larvae feed inside acorns and chestnuts.