Blastodacna is a genus of moths of the family Elachistidae.

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

Distribution

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

Taxonomy

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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

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Former species

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References

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