Yellow Nutsedge Moth
Diploschizia impigritella Clemens, 1862
Yellow Nutsedge Moth: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/5815
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Hodges #2346 
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Diploschizia impigritella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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