Biology:Diploschizia impigritella

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Short description: Species of moth

Diploschizia impigritella
Diploschizia impigritella - Yellow Nutsedge Moth (14055481598).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Glyphipterigidae
Genus: Diploschizia
Species:
D. impigritella
Binomial name
Diploschizia impigritella
(Clemens, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Glyphipteryx impigritella Clemens, 1862
  • Diploschizia exoptatella Chambers, 1875

Diploschizia impigritella, the yellow nutsedge moth or the five-barred glyphipterid moth, is a species of sedge moth in the genus Diploschizia. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1862. It is found in North America,[1] from Newfoundland to Florida, west to Texas and North Dakota. It has also been recorded from California .

The wingspan is 7–9 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from early May to early November.[3]

The larvae feed on Cyperus esculentus. They bore in the stems and leaf sheaths of their host plant.

References

  1. Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
  2. Bug Guide
  3. Microleps.org

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5279968 entry