Biology:Meropleon diversicolor
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| Species: | M. diversicolor
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| Meropleon diversicolor (Morrison, 1875)[1]
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Meropleon diversicolor, the multicolored sedgeminer moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana , Iowa, Kansas , Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts , Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee and Wisconsin.[2] The habitat consists of wetlands.
The wingspan is about 29 mm. The inner half of the forewings is mostly dark grey-brown, while the outer half is mostly white. The basal area is beige to dark grey-brown, darkest toward the inner margin. There is a double antemedial line, filled with whitish. The postmedial line is whitish and the subterminal area is shaded with light greyish brown. The terminal line consists of a series of dark dashes.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from June to October, with most records in August and September.
The larvae bore into sedges.[4]
References
Wikidata ☰ Q13513719 entry
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