Neoblastobasis Laikipiae
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''Neoblastobasis laikipiae'' 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 w ...
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 t ...
. It is found in
Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ...
,Afro Moths
/ref> where it is known from the Laikipia Plateau (the eastern escarpment of the Rift Valley). The length of the forewings is 6.3 mm. The hindwings are pale grey.


References

Endemic moths of Kenya Moths described in 2010 Blastobasidae Moths of Africa Taxa named by David Adamski {{Blastobasidae-stub