Basacallis

Basacallis
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
  • Parachma tarachodes Dyar, 1914

Basacallis is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Cashatt, in 1969, and contains the species B. tarachodes. It is found in Panama, Florida, Mississippi and South Carolina.[3]

The wingspan is 16-23 mm. The forewings are light grey.

References

  1. ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. ↑ "mothphotographersgroup". Mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  3. ↑ "Revision of the Genus Parachma" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-09-29.


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