A Yellow Nutsedge Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/12/2019). Determined by Marcia Morris/BugGuide.

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A Yellow Nutsedge Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/7/2019). Verified by Tom Murray/BugGuide.

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A Yellow Nutsedge Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/8/2019). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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A Yellow Nutsedge Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/15/2019).

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A Yellow Nutsedge Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/8/2018).

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Yellow Nutsedge Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/19/2015).

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Yellow Nutsedge Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/12/2018). (c) Emily L. Stanley, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 566139 - Psn: 32)

Yellow Nutsedge Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/12/2018). (c) Emily L. Stanley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Yellow Nutsedge Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 245296 - Psn: 35)

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A Yellow Nutsedge Moth in Belle Haven, Virginia (7/31/2009).

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Yellow Nutsedge Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (5/8/2015).

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Yellow Nutsedge Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/7/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 413995 - Psn: 45)

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A Yellow Nutsedge Moth in Kent Co., Maryland (8/13/2022). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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Yellow Nutsedge Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/1/2024). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 1119012 - Psn: 54)

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Yellow Nutsedge Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/7/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 415677 - Psn: 55)

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Yellow Nutsedge Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/11/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 566138 - Psn: 55)

Yellow Nutsedge Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/11/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Yellow Nutsedge Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/24/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 458981 - Psn: 64)

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Yellow Nutsedge Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/29/2017). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 350686 - Psn: 66)

Yellow Nutsedge Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/29/2017). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Yellow Nutsedge Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/24/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 458982 - Psn: 66)

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A Yellow Nutsedge Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (5/9/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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Yellow Nutsedge Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/27/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 179521 - Psn: 74)

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A Yellow Nutsedge Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/12/2019). Determined by Marcia Morris/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Steve Scholnick.

A Yellow Nutsedge Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/7/2019). Verified by Tom Murray/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Anthony VanSchoor.

A Yellow Nutsedge Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/8/2019). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Emily Stanley.

A Yellow Nutsedge Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/15/2019). View Record Details Media by Jim Moore.

A Yellow Nutsedge Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/8/2018). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Yellow Nutsedge Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/19/2015). View Record Details Media by Jim Young.

Yellow Nutsedge Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/12/2018). (c) Emily L. Stanley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Emily Stanley.

A Yellow Nutsedge Moth in Belle Haven, Virginia (7/31/2009). Media by Ashley Bradford.

Yellow Nutsedge Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (5/8/2015). View Record Details Media by Jonathan Willey.

A Yellow Nutsedge Moth in Kent Co., Maryland (8/13/2022). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

Yellow Nutsedge Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/11/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

Yellow Nutsedge Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/29/2017). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Yellow Nutsedge Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (5/9/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Shannon Schade.

Source: Wikipedia

Diploschizia impigritella

Scientific 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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^ Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
^ Bug Guide
^ Microleps.org

External links

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Diploschizia impigritella at Zipcodezoo.com

Taxon identifiers
Diploschizia impigritella	Wikidata: Q5279968 BAMONA: Diploschizia-impigritella BOLD: 17783 BugGuide: 43364 EoL: 950436 GBIF: 1829612 iNaturalist: 218536 IRMNG: 11149287 LepIndex: 120580 MONA: 2346 NatureServe: 2.745298 NCBI: 687322 Open Tree of Life: 786056

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Yellow Nutsedge Moth

Diploschizia impigritella Clemens, 1862

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