Blastobasis adustella Walsingham, 1894 is a animal in the Blastobasidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Blastobasis adustella Walsingham, 1894

Blastobasis adustella Walsingham, 1894

Blastobasis adustella is a moth species with 15–20 mm wingspan, active August to September, whose larvae feed on varied foods in Europe.

Family
Genus
Blastobasis
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Blastobasis adustella Walsingham, 1894

This species, Blastobasis adustella Walsingham, 1894, has a wingspan of 15 to 20 millimeters. Adult moths are active in flight from August to September. In Europe, the larvae feed on a range of food items, including decaying vegetable matter and the seedheads of wild teasel, Dipsacus fullonum.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Blastobasidae Blastobasis

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