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)
Synonyms
	Valentinia repartella Dietz, 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.

The larvae bore in the proaxis and basal nodes and internodes of above ground stems of Panicum virgatum.^[3]^[4] Mature larvae are commonly found in late May. Pupae are mostly found during mid to late June within the plant stem.^[5] The resulting damage done to these plant stems has been colloquially referred to as, "dead heart," often leaving behind damaged or decaying plant matter. ^[6]

References

^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Blastobasis Zeller 1855". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on July 13, 2018.
^ "421772.00 – 1165 – Blastobasis repartella – (Dietz, 1910)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
^ 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
^ Descriptions of life-stages of Blastobasis repartella (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Coleophoridae: Blastobasinae) and observations on its biology in switchgrass
^ Science Daily
^ 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.

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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

[:0-6] 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.

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