''Diploschizia habecki'' is a species of
sedge moth in the genus ''
Diploschizia
''Diploschizia'' is a genus of sedge moths. It was described by John B. Heppner in 1981. It is mostly treated as a synonym of ''Glyphipterix
''Glyphipterix'' is a genus of sedge moths. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1825.
Species
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''. It was described by John B. Heppner in 1981. It is found from southern
Georgia to central
Florida.
The length of the forewings is 2.4-3.4 mm. The ground color of the forewings is dark fuscous with a bronze shine and brown buff overlaid scaling. The hindwings are fuscous. Adults are on wing from April to May and again from July to December.
[John B. Heppner (1981]
Revision of the New Genus ''Diploschizia'' (Lepidoptera: Glyphipterigidae) for North America
''Florida Entomologist''. 64(2). pp. 309-336 and plates.
The larvae feed on ''
Rhynchospora corniculata''. They bore the seeds of their host plant. A single larva consumes several seeds. Pupation takes place within a seed.
References
External links
''Diploschizia habecki'' at Zipcodezoo.com
Moths described in 1981
Glyphipterigidae
{{Glyphipterigidae-stub