Blastodacna
Encyclopedia
Blastodacna is a genus of moth
s of the Elachistidae
family.
, although most species are native to the Palearctic
.
family, but other authors list it as a member of the Agonoxenidae
family or even assign it it’s own family, the Blastodacnidae.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s of the Elachistidae
Elachistidae
| image = Elachista rufocinerea 2.jpg| image_width = 240px| image_caption = Adult Elachista rufocinerea,demonstrating its tiny size versus an aphid and a spider mite | regnum = Animalia| phylum = Arthropoda| classis = Insecta...
family.
Distribution
Blastodacna species are found in the HolarcticHolarctic
The Holarctic ecozone refers to the habitats found throughout the northern continents of the world as a whole. This region is divided into the Palearctic, consisting of Northern Africa and all of Eurasia, with the exception of Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent, and the Nearctic,...
, although most species are native to the Palearctic
Palearctic
The Palearctic or Palaearctic is one of the eight ecozones dividing the Earth's surface.Physically, the Palearctic is the largest ecozone...
.
Taxonomy
The genus is mostly placed in the ElachistidaeElachistidae
| image = Elachista rufocinerea 2.jpg| image_width = 240px| image_caption = Adult Elachista rufocinerea,demonstrating its tiny size versus an aphid and a spider mite | regnum = Animalia| phylum = Arthropoda| classis = Insecta...
family, but other authors list it as a member of the Agonoxenidae
Agonoxenidae
The Agonoxenidae are a family of moths only contains four named species in the whole world – all in the type genus Agonoxena – if the Blastodacnidae are considered to be a separate family...
family or even assign it it’s own family, the Blastodacnidae.
Species
- Blastodacna atraBlastodacna atraThe Apple Pith Moth is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is known from most of Europe. It is an introduced species in North America, where it has been recorded from Ontario....
(Haworth, 1828) - Blastodacna bicristatella (Chambers, 1875)
- Blastodacna curvilineella (Chambers, 1872)
- Blastodacna hellerellaBlastodacna hellerellaBlastodacna hellerella is a moth in the Elachistidae family. It is found in most of Europe except the north. In the east, the range extends up to the Caucasus.The wingspan is 10-13 mm. Adults are on wing from the May to August in one generation per year....
(Duponchel, 1838) - Blastodacna pyrigalla (Yang, 1977)
- Blastodacna rossicaBlastodacna rossicaBlastodacna rossica is a moth in the Elachistidae family. It is found on the Crimea and in the western part of Transcaucasia and central Asia....
Sinev, 1989 - Blastodacna vinolentellaBlastodacna vinolentellaBlastodacna vinolentella is a moth in the Elachistidae family. It is found in central and southern Europe, from the Netherlands to the Greece.The wingspan is 9-12 mm. Adults are on wing from the beginning of June to the beginning of August....
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) - Blastodacna georgiellaBlastodacna georgiellaBlastodacna georgiella is a moth in the Elachistidae family. It is found in western Transcaucasia and Georgia.The wingspan is 11-12 mm. Adults have been recorded from the beginning of June to mid July....
Sinev, 1988 - Blastodacna libanoticaBlastodacna libanoticaBlastodacna libanotica is a moth in the Elachistidae family. It is found in Anatolia and the Near East.The wingspan is 14-15 mm. The forewings have a white costal streak and a white-outlined triangular mark beyond the middle....
Diakonoff, 1939