Diploschizia habecki

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Diploschizia habecki
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Glyphipterigidae
Genus: Diploschizia
Species:
D. habecki
Binomial name
Diploschizia habecki
Heppner, 1981 [1]
Synonyms
  • Glyphipterix habecki

Diploschizia habecki is a species of sedge moth in the genus Diploschizia . It was described by John B. Heppner in 1981. It is found from southern Georgia to central Florida.

The length of the forewings is 2.4-3.4 mm. The ground color of the forewings is dark fuscous with a bronze shine and brown buff overlaid scaling. The hindwings are fuscous. Adults are on wing from April to May and again from July to December. [2]

The larvae feed on Rhynchospora corniculata . They bore the seeds of their host plant. A single larva consumes several seeds. Pupation takes place within a seed.

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References

  1. Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  2. John B. Heppner (1981) Revision of the New Genus Diploschizia (Lepidoptera: Glyphipterigidae) for North America. Florida Entomologist. 64(2). pp. 309-336 and plates.