Biology:Blastobasis graminea
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Short description: Moth species in genus Blastobasis
| Blastobasis graminea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Blastobasidae |
| Genus: | Blastobasis |
| Species: | B. graminea
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| Binomial name | |
| Blastobasis graminea Adamski, 1999
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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 forewings are pale orange brown intermixed with brown scales. The hindwings are translucent pale brown.
The larvae bore the stem of Saccharum officinarum, Sorghum aethiopicum, Zea mays, Coix lacryma-jobi, Setaria paniculifera and Spartina alterniflora.
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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
Wikidata ☰ Q15641491 entry
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