Blastobasis repartella

Blastobasis repartella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in the United States, including Colorado, Maine,[2] South Dakota and Illinois.

Blastobasis repartella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Blastobasis
Species:
B. repartella
Binomial name
Blastobasis repartella
(Dietz, 1910)[1]
Synonyms
  • Valentinia repartella Dietz, 1910

Adults from mid-July to mid-August in eastern South Dakota.[3][4] Mature larvae are commonly found in late May. Pupae are mostly found during mid to late June within the plant stem.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Blastobasis Zeller 1855". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on July 13, 2018.
  2. ^ "421772.00 – 1165 – Blastobasis repartella – (Dietz, 1910)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  3. ^ Adamski, D., 2013: Review of the Blastobasinae of Costa Rica (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Blastobasidae). Zootaxa 3618 (1): 1-223. Review and full article: doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3618.1.1
  4. ^ Descriptions of life-stages of Blastobasis repartella (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Coleophoridae: Blastobasinae) and observations on its biology in switchgrass
  5. ^ Science Daily
  6. ^ Prasifka, Jarrad R., et al. "Symptoms, Distribution and Abundance of the Stem-Boring Caterpillar, Blastobasis Repartella (Dietz), in Switchgrass." BioEnergy Research, vol. 3, no. 3, 2010, pp. 238-242.