Adult Blastobasis adustella from Lincolnshire (UK)
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Superfamily:
Gelechioidea
Family:
Blastobasidae (disputed) Meyrick, 1894
Diversity[1]
About 24 genera and 377 species
Synonyms
Pigritiae Dietz, 1910
Butalinae Walsingham, 1890
Holcocerini Adamski & Brown, 1989
The Blastobasidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. Its species can be found almost anywhere in the world, though in some places they are not native but introduced by humans. In some arrangements, these moths are included in the case-bearer family (Coleophoridae) as subfamily Blastobasinae. The Symmocidae are sometimes included in the Blastobasidae (particularly if both are included in Coleophoridae) as subfamily or tribe.[2][3][4]
In addition, the group around Holcocera is often separated as subfamily Holcocerinae (or tribe Holcocerini) from the Blastobasis lineage (which correspondingly become a subfamily, or a tribe Blastobasini). While this seems far more reasonable than some of the more extreme arrangements sometimes seen in Gelechioidea taxonomy and systematics, the relationships among Blastobasidae genera are not yet sufficiently studied to allow a well-supported subdivision of this family.[2][3]
^"Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness - Lepidoptera" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2014-06-10. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
^ abAustralian Biological Resources Study (October 9, 2008). "Blastobasidae". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
^ ab"Blastobasidae". Version 2.1. Fauna Europaea. December 22, 2009. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
^"Coleophoridae". Tree of Life Web Project. May 1, 2008. Archived from the original on May 8, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
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