''Diploschizia impigritella'', the yellow nutsedge moth or the five-barred glyphipterid moth, 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
James Brackenridge Clemens in 1862. It is found in North America, from
Newfoundland
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...
to
Florida, west to
Texas and
North Dakota. It has also been recorded from
California.
The
wingspan is 7–9 mm. The forewings are black to dark reddish brown with five white crescents along the costal margin and a large crescent at the center of the inner margin. The hindwings are dark gray with long hair-like fringe scales. Adults are on wing from early May to early November.
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The larvae feed on '' Cyperus esculentus''. They bore in the stems and leaf sheaths of their host plant.
References
External links
''Diploschizia impigritella'' at Zipcodezoo.com
Moths described in 1862
Glyphipterigidae
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