Basacallis

Basacallis is a monotypic snout moth genus. It was described by Everett D. Cashatt in 1969, and contains the species Basacallis tarachodes. It is found in Panama, Florida, Mississippi, Alabama,^[3] and South Carolina.^[4]

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

The wingspan is 16–23 mm. The forewings are light gray.