Diploschizia impigritella
Species of moth
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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.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Glyphipterigidae |
| Genus: | Diploschizia |
| Species: | D. impigritella |
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| Diploschizia impigritella (Clemens, 1862) | |
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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.