-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)

-Curved -horn Moths (Superfamily Gelechioidea​)

-Blastobasid Moths (Family Blastobasidae)

-Subfamily Blastobasinae

-Tribe Blastobasini

-Genus Blastobasis

The genus Blastobasis comprises small, slender, and generally dull-colored scavenger moths known for their mostly reddish-brown coloration and indistinct features. Larvae are mostly scavengers, feeding on a variety of dead or decaying organic matter. Adults are often attracted to lights.