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.

References

1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea (GlobIZ). Retrieved 9 May 2017.
2. "mothphotographersgroup". Mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
3. "Moth with brown band2 - Basacallis tarachodes - BugGuide.Net". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
4. "Revision of the Genus Parachma" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2011-09-29.