Blastobasis floridella explained

Blastobasis floridella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in the United States, including Florida^[1] and Oklahoma.

The wingspan is 11–16 mm.^[2]

Larvae have been recorded feeding from the cones of Zamia pumila.

Notes and References

1. Adamski. D. Hodges . R W. 1996. An annotated list of North American Blastobasinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Coleophoridae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 98. 708–740.
2. http://chla.library.cornell.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=chla;cc=chla;q1=floridella;rgn=full%20text;idno=5077659_4246_001;didno=5077659_4246_001;view=image;seq=0021 Transactions of the American Entomological Society: Volume 36, Number 1