Blastobasis graminea
| Blastobasis graminea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Blastobasidae |
| Genus: | Blastobasis |
| Species: | B. graminea |
| Binomial name | |
| Blastobasis graminea Adamski, 1999 | |
Blastobasis graminea is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Mexico (Autlan and Veracruz) and the south-eastern United States (southern Louisiana).[1]
The length of the forewings is 8.9–9 mm.
The larvae bore the stem of Saccharum officinarum, Sorghum aethiopicum, Zea mays, Coix lacryma-jobi, Setaria paniculifera and Spartina alterniflora.
References
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- ^ 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