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A Multicolored Sedgeminer Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/17/2013).
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Scott Housten.
A Multicolored Sedgeminer Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/8/2015).
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Jonathan Willey.
A Multicolored Sedgeminer Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (9/23/2017). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Dave Webb.
A Multicolored Sedgeminer Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (9/14/2019).
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Dave Webb.
A Multicolored Sedgeminer Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/8/2014).
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Rod Burley.
Multicolored Sedgeminer Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Stella Tea, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Stella Tea (stazandgazer) via iNaturalist.
Multicolored Sedgeminer Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Stella Tea, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Stella Tea (stazandgazer) via iNaturalist.
A Multicolored Sedgeminer Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (9/22/2018). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Dave Webb.
A Multicolored Sedgeminer Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/1/2001). Determined by Hugh McGuinness.
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Nancy Magnusson.
A Multicolored Sedgeminer Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/1/2001). Determined by Hugh McGuinness.
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Nancy Magnusson.
A Multicolored Sedgeminer Moth in Maryland (9/21/2010).
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Bob Patterson.
A Multicolored Sedgeminer Moth.
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John Glaser.
Source: Wikipedia
Meropleon diversicolor | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Meropleon |
Species: | M. diversicolor
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Binomial name | |
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.[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
[edit]- ^ TaibNet - Catalogue of Life in Taiwan
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ "Lynn Scott's Lepidoptera Images". Archived from the original on 2014-12-24. Retrieved 2014-12-24.
- ^ Bug Guide