Blastobasis adustella Walsingham, 1894
(Dingy Dowd)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBlastobasis adustella (Dingy Dowd)
GenusBlastobasis (a genus of micro-moths)
FamilyBLASTOBASIDAE (a family of micro-moths)
SuperfamilyGELECHIOIDEA (a superfamily of mainly leaf-miner micro-moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Blastobasis adustella (Dingy Dowd) :
1: Blastobasis adustella (Dingy Dowd)
7 Sep 2017 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
at MV light
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - highly enlarged - natural backgroundImage 2: Adult - lateral view - highly enlarged - natural background
2: Blastobasis adustella (Dingy Dowd)
11 Aug 2005 OSGR: SU77 51° 30’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Rather worn specimen, at MV
Image 1: Lateral view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 2: Lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 3: Latero-dorsal view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 4: Latero-dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged (2)
3: Blastobasis adustella (Dingy Dowd)
7 Aug 2005 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in MV trap 6/7 Aug 05
Image 1: Dorso-lateral view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 2: Lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged
4: Blastobasis adustella (Dingy Dowd)
23 Jul 2003 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in Heath trap 22/23 July 03
Image 1: Dorsal view - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 2: Dorsal view - highly enlarged - pale background (2)Image 3: Lateral view - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 4: Lateral view - highly enlarged - pale background (2)Image 5: Lateral view - highly enlarged - pale background (3)Image 6: Lateral view - highly enlarged - pale background (4)Image 7: Set specimen - enlarged - black backgroundImage 8: Set specimen - enlarged - white backgroundImage 9: Ventral view - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 10: Ventral view - highly enlarged - pale background (2)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Agassiz, D. 2004 Cypress Trees and their Moths British Wildlife Vol 15, No. 4: 265-268.

Blastobasis adustella (Dingy Dowd) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Blastobasis adustella (Dingy Dowd)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Blastobasis adustella (Dingy Dowd)
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