''Blastobasis repartella'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

in the family

Blastobasidae The Blastobasidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. Its species can be found almost anywhere in the world, though in some places they are not native but introduced by humans. In some arrangements, these moths are included in ...

. It is found in the United States, including

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and

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. Adults from mid-July to mid-August in eastern South Dakota. Mature larvae are commonly found in late May. Pupae are mostly found during mid to late June within the plant stem.''Science Daily''
/ref>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.

References

Moths described in 1910 Blastobasis Moths of North America {{Blastobasis-stub