Blastodacna is a genus of moths of the family Elachistidae.

Blastodacna
Blastodacna atra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Subfamily: Agonoxeninae
Genus: Blastodacna
Wocke, 1876
Synonyms
  • Sinitinea Yang, 1977

Distribution edit

Blastodacna species are found in the Holarctic, although most species are native to the Palearctic.

Taxonomy edit

The genus is mostly placed in the family Elachistidae, but other authors list it as a member of the family Agonoxenidae or even assign it its own family, the Blastodacnidae.

Species edit

Former species edit

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