Basacallis
Genus of moths
Basacallis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Basacallis Cashatt, 1969[1][2] |
Species: | B. tarachodes |
Binomial name | |
Basacallis tarachodes (Dyar, 1914) | |
Synonyms | |
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Basacallis is a monotypic snout moth genus. It was described by Everett D. Cashatt in 1969, and contains the species Basacallis tarachodes. It is found in Panama, Florida, Mississippi, Alabama,[3] and South Carolina.[4]
The wingspan is 16–23 mm. The forewings are light gray.
References
- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea (GlobIZ). Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- ^ "mothphotographersgroup". Mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ^ "Moth with brown band2 - Basacallis tarachodes - BugGuide.Net". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
- ^ "Revision of the Genus Parachma" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
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