Diploschizia impigritella

Diploschizia impigritella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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


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