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A Multicolored Sedgeminer Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/17/2013).
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A Multicolored Sedgeminer Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/8/2015).
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A Multicolored Sedgeminer Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (9/23/2017). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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A Multicolored Sedgeminer Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (9/14/2019).
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A Multicolored Sedgeminer Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/8/2014).
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Multicolored Sedgeminer Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Stella Tea, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Multicolored Sedgeminer Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Stella Tea, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A Multicolored Sedgeminer Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (9/22/2018). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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A Multicolored Sedgeminer Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/1/2001). Determined by Hugh McGuinness.
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A Multicolored Sedgeminer Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/1/2001). Determined by Hugh McGuinness.
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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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Synonyms | |
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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