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Order Lepidoptera
- This page contains pictures and information about Moths in
family BLASTOBASIDAE that we
found in Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
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- Blastobasidae is a small family. There are about 10 species in
Australia and all of them are in genus Blastobasis. They are small
dull grey moths. They rest with wings folded around body.
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- The
larvae feed on dead plant materials.
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- Small Grey Moth
 - Blastobasis sp., body length 10mm
- Jul 2011, Ford Road Conservation Area
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- Reference:
- 1. Moths
of Australia - I. F. B. Common, Melbourne University Press, 1990,
p249.
- 2. A Guide to Australian Moths - Paul Zborowski, Ted Edwards, CSIRO PUBLISHING, 2007,
p83.
- 3. Northern
Territory Insects, A Comprehensive Guide CD - Graham Brown, 2009.
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