''Globia laeta'', the red sedge borer, is a
moth of the family
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...
. The species was
first described by
Herbert Knowles Morrison in 1875.
It is found in North America, including
Ohio,
Illinois,
New Jersey and
Ontario.
[
The wingspan is about 28 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September depending on the location.
The larvae bore the stems of '' Sparganium'' species.
This species was formerly in the genus ''Capsula'', but ''Capsula'' was renamed ''Globia'' because of a naming conflict with a mollusk.][
]
References
External links
"''Archanara laeta'' (Morrison, 1875)"
''Lepidoptera of Wayne County, Ohio''.
Xyleninae
Moths described in 1875
Moths of North America
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