Blastobasis tanyptera

Blastobasis tanyptera is a moth of the family Blastobasidae.^[2][3][4] It is found in Australia,^[3] including northern Queensland.^[1][4] It was first described in 1947 by Alfred Jefferis Turner, and the specific name, tanyptera, describes it as being "long winged".^[1]

Blastobasis tanyptera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Blastobasidae
Genus:	Blastobasis
Species:	B. tanyptera
Binomial name
Blastobasis tanyptera Turner, 1947[1]

The wingspan is 18–20 mm (0.71–0.79 in).^[1] The larvae feed within the fruits of Eugenia paniculata.^[5]