Asaphocrita rescissella Adamski new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Blastobasidae) is described herein based on two specimens from Bogotá, Colombia bearing hand-written labels by Zeller with this specific epithet. Blastobasis ergastulella Zeller, 1877 also from Bogotá, Colombia is redescribed and temporarily placed in Blastobasis Zeller, 1855. Images of the upper surface of the imagos and illustrations of male and female genitalia are provided.
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21 April 2025
Redescription of Blastobasis ergastulella Zeller, 1877 and Description of a New Species Based on a Zeller Manuscript Name (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Blastobasidae)
David Adamski
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Microlepidoptera
morphology
moths
nomenclature
taxonomy