Blastobasis kenya is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Kenya. The habitat consists of coastal lowlands, eastern middle elevations, and the western highlands.
The length of the forewings is 6–9.2 mm.
Food The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including:
Adenia Calophyllum inophyllum Cola minor Deinbollia borbonica Diospyros kabuyeana Diphasia Donella viridifolia Dovyalis macrocalyx Dracaena mannii Flacourtia indica Hirtella zanzibarica zanzibarica Inhambanella henriquesii Landolphia Lecaniodiscus fraxinifolius scassellatii Lepisanthes senegalensis Ludia mauritiana Manilkara sansibarensis Mimusops aedificatoria Olea woodiana disjuncta Oxyanthus goetzei keniensis Rourea minor Saba comorensis Salacia elegans Strychnos madagascariensis Terminalia catappa Toddalia asiatica Trichilia emetica Trilepisium madagascariense Vepris nobilis Ximenia afra Xylopia
Etymology The species epithet, kenya, refers to the country of Kenya.
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