''Blastobasis coffeaella'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

in the family

Blastobasidae The Blastobasidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. Its species can be found almost anywhere in the world, though in some places they are not native but introduced by humans. In some arrangements, these moths are included in ...

. It is found in Costa Rica and

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., 2013: Review of the Blastobasinae of Costa Rica (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Blastobasidae). ''Zootaxa'' 3618 (1): 1-223. Review and full article: The length of the forewings is 6.2–7.9 mm. The forewings are greyish brown intermixed with greyish-brown scales tipped with pale greyish brown and few reddish-brown scales. The hindwings are translucent pale brown. The larvae feed within beans of ''

Coffea arabica ''Coffea arabica'' (), also known as the Arabic coffee, is a species of flowering plant in the coffee and madder family Rubiaceae. It is believed to be the first species of coffee to have been cultivated and is currently the dominant cultivar, r ...

''.

References

Moths described in 1925 Blastobasis {{Blastobasis-stub