Lepidoptera43 species

Family Scavenger Moths (Blastobasidae)

Blastobasidae is a family in the order Lepidoptera. Browse 43 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.

Species in Blastobasidae (43)

Asaphocrita aphidiella

Asaphocrita aphidiella is a moth in the Blastobasidae family. It is found in North America, including British Columbia, Washington, California, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Maine, New Hampshire and Ohio.

Asaphocrita aphidiella-complex - Hodges#1171

Asaphocrita aphidiella-complex

DNA analysis indicates that this is a complex of at least several species. I (ASH) designated this a species complex page based on DNA barcode data as part of my effort to sort through images of Blastobasidae on BugGuide. This is not a described spec

Asaphocrita busckiella-complex - Hodges#1174

Asaphocrita busckiella-complex

Specimens identified as A. busckiella are placed by BOLD in a single BIN ( BOLD:AAA8938 ), but the very large divergence in sequences suggests this is a complex of at least a few species. This is not a described species complex and should be consider

Asaphocrita nr-aphidiella-southeastern-species

Page corresponding to BOLD:AAG8582 , though the range overlaps at least somewhat with that of BOLD:AAE0464 This page will be nested within the page for the Asaphocrita aphidiella complex once the latter has been converted to a no taxon page.

Blastobasis adustella

Variable species with some very dark specimens. Variety of habitats including woodland, heath and gardens, predominantly in coastal areas. A nocturnal species, occurring mainly in August and into September. The larvae feed on a variety of foodstuffs,

Blastobasis decolorella

Blastobasis decolorella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found on Madeira and in Portugal. Records from England and possibly also the Netherlands are based on misidentifications of Blastobasis lacticolella.

Blastobasis floridella - Hodges#1160

Blastobasis floridella

Identification: Original description is available online in the print references below. See Dietze (1910). Identifications at BOLD ( 5 ) are based on CNCLEP00025516 in BIN group BOLD:AAB1097 , which was dissected and tentatively identified by David A

Acorn Moth

Blastobasis glandulella

Blastobasis glandulella is a species of moth of the Blastobasidae family. It is found in the eastern United States and southern Ontario, Canada. It has also been recorded in California. In Europe, it has been recorded from Austria, Germany, the Czech

Blastobasis lacticolella

Wingspan 18-21 mm. Light buff with browner markings but very variable in the degree of markings, with unmarked examples common. The adult is nocturnal and comes readily to light in May and June and again in the autumn. Larva feeds on various mosses,

Blastobasis maroccanella - Hodges#1162.1

Blastobasis maroccanella

Blastobasis maroccanella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found on the Azores, Madeira and in Portugal, Spain and Morocco. It was recently reported from California in the United States.

Blastobasis phycidella

Blastobasis phycidella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in most of Europe (except Fennoscandia, Latvia, Estonia, Ireland and Iceland).

Blastobasis pulchella - Hodges#1167

Blastobasis pulchella

Blastobasis pulchella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in North America, including Nova Scotia, Washington DC and Maine.

Blastobasis tanyptera

Blastobasis tanyptera is a moth of the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Australia, including northern Queensland.

Blastobasis tarda - Hodges#1162.2

Blastobasis tarda

Blastobasis tarda is a moth of the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Australia in Queensland and New South Wales, as well as New Zealand. It is an introduced species in North America, where it has been found in southern California. It has also bee

Blastobasis taurusella - Hodges#1162.3

Blastobasis taurusella

Identification: Specimen identified by DNA analysis (BOLD).

Calosima albapenella - Hodges#1647

Calosima albapenella

Identification: BOLD:AAP2599 Type specimen of Holcocera nana Dietz, 1910 (USNM)

Eastern pine catkin borer moth - Hodges#1169

Calosima dianella

Identification: Adamski (2003) stated "The Blastobasinae are probably one of the most commonly collected groups of Gelechioidea in the Americas. Yet this group is one of the least known to science. Generally, species are gray or brown with low inters

Sumac Micromoth

Holcocera chalcofrontella

Holcocera chalcofrontella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in North America, including Pennsylvania, Texas, Missouri, Maryland, West Virginia, Arizona, British Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Maine, Manitoba, Michigan, New Brunswick, O

Holcocera concolor - Hodges#1225.1

Holcocera concolor

Identification: See Adamski & Maier, 2003 in Print References below. This page should be deleted.

Holcocera immaculella - Hodges#1221

Holcocera immaculella

Holcocera immaculella is a moth in the Blastobasidae family. It is found in North America, including Ontario, Quebec, Alabama, Arizona, British Columbia, Florida, Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New York and Tennessee.

Holcocera villella - Hodges#1206.1

Holcocera villella

Identification: See Busck 1900 in Print References.

Spotted Dowd

Hypatopa binotella

Hypatopa binotella, the spotted dowd moth, is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in most of mainland Europe, except the Iberian Peninsula and most of the Balkan Peninsula. It was first recorded from Great Britain in 2006 where it is prob

Hypatopa punctiferella - Hodges#1208

Hypatopa punctiferella

Hypatopa punctiferella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in the United States, including Maryland, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Texas and California, Florida and Ohio.

Hypatopa titanella - Hodges#1156

Hypatopa titanella

BOLD:AAB7100 includes the Nearctic titanella and the European binotella , which is separated from the Canadian specimens by ~1% sequence divergence.

Hypatopa vestaliella - Hodges#1218

Hypatopa vestaliella

Hypatopa vestaliella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in the United States, including Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Maine.

Pigritia fidella

Pigritia fidella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in the United States, including Pennsylvania, Maine and Washington DC.

Pigritia laticapitella - Hodges#1232

Pigritia laticapitella

Pigritia laticapitella is a moth in the Blastobasidae family. It is found in the United States, including Texas, Kansas, California, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maine, Ohio and South Carolina.

Pigritia murtfeldtella - Hodges#1246

Pigritia murtfeldtella

Pigritia murtfeldtella is a moth in the Blastobasidae family. It is found in the United States, including Maine, Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Missouri, Texas and California.

Asaphocrita irenica - Hodges#1193

Asaphocrita irenica

Asaphocrita nr-aphidiella-one

Blastobasis divulgata

Blastobasis yuccaecolella - Hodges#1154

Blastobasis yuccaecolella

Calosima argyrosplendella - Hodges#1168

Calosima argyrosplendella

Calosima lucidella - Hodges#1169.1

Calosima lucidella

Holcocera gigantella - Hodges#1185

Holcocera gigantella

BOLD:AAG8593

Holcocera unidentified-one

Hypatopa sagitella - Hodges#1152

Hypatopa sagitella

Hypatopa simplicella - Hodges#1151.1

Hypatopa simplicella

Pigritia cf-fidella-one

Pigritia cf-fidella-two

Pigritia nr-fidella - Hodges#1227

Pigritia nr-fidella