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Blastobasis graminea

Wikipedia Abstract

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). 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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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0