List of moths of Australia (Blastobasidae)
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This is a list of the Australian species of the Family
Blastobasidae
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These species are usually found in the warmer and wetter parts of Australia. There are no known species from the arid zone. The larvae feed on plant detritus. Larvae have been recorded feeding on old cones of kauri pines and in the old flower spikes and young fruit of palms
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Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Blastobasidae
Blastobasidae
Blastobasidae is a family of moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. Its species can be found almost anywhere in the world, though in some places they are not native but introduced by humans. In some arrangements, these moths are included in the case-bearer family as subfamily Blastobasinae...
. It also acts as an index to the species articles and forms part of the full List of moths of Australia.
These species are usually found in the warmer and wetter parts of Australia. There are no known species from the arid zone. The larvae feed on plant detritus. Larvae have been recorded feeding on old cones of kauri pines and in the old flower spikes and young fruit of palms
Arecaceae
Arecaceae or Palmae , are a family of flowering plants, the only family in the monocot order Arecales. There are roughly 202 currently known genera with around 2600 species, most of which are restricted to tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate climates...
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- Blastobasis anthopteraBlastobasis anthopteraBlastobasis anthoptera is a moth of the Blastobasidae family. It is found in Australia and New Guinea.-External links:*...
Lower, 1907 - Blastobasis homadelphaBlastobasis homadelphaBlastobasis homadelpha is a moth of the Blastobasidae family. It is found in Australia and Samoa.-External links:*...
Meyrick, 1902 - Blastobasis incuriosaBlastobasis incuriosaBlastobasis incuriosa is a moth of the Blastobasidae family. It is found in Australia.-External links:*...
Meyrick, 1916 - Blastobasis leucotoxaBlastobasis leucotoxaBlastobasis leucotoxa is a moth of the Blastobasidae family. It is found in Australia.-External links:*...
Meyrick, 1902 - Blastobasis adustellaBlastobasis adustellaBlastobasis adustella is a species of moth of the Blastobasidae family. It is endemic to Australian region, but was introduced in western Europe and is now reported from The Netherlands, Great Britain, Ireland, Madeira and the Azores...
Walsingham, 1894 - Blastobasis monozonaBlastobasis monozonaBlastobasis monozona is a moth of the Blastobasidae family. It is found in Australia.-External links:*...
Lower, 1907 - Blastobasis nepheliasBlastobasis nepheliasBlastobasis nephelias is a moth of the Blastobasidae family. It is found in Australia.-External links:*...
Meyrick, 1902 - Blastobasis pallescensBlastobasis pallescensBlastobasis pallescens is a moth of the Blastobasidae family. It is found in Australia, including northern Queensland.-External links:*...
Turner, 1947 - Blastobasis pentastictaBlastobasis pentastictaBlastobasis pentasticta is a moth of the Blastobasidae family. It is found in Australia, including New South Wales.-External links:*...
Turner, 1947 - Blastobasis phaeopastaBlastobasis phaeopastaBlastobasis phaeopasta is a moth of the Blastobasidae family. It is found in Australia, including northern Queensland.-External links:*...
Turner, 1947 - Blastobasis scotiaBlastobasis scotiaBlastobasis scotia is a moth of the Blastobasidae family. It is found in Australia.-External links:*...
Turner, 1947 - Blastobasis tanypteraBlastobasis tanypteraBlastobasis tanyptera is a moth of the Blastobasidae family. It is found in Australia, including northern Queensland.-External links:*...
Turner, 1947 - Blastobasis tardaBlastobasis tardaBlastobasis tarda is a moth of the Blastobasidae family. It is found in Queensland and New South Wales, as well as New Zealand.The wingspan is about 15 mm. Adults have brown forewings with fringes along the inner margin that are longer than the width of the rest of the wing...
Meyrick, 1902