Blastobasis repartella

Blastobasis repartella
Scientific 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 repartellaDietz, 1910

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

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

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). Zootaxa3618 (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.