Globia
Genus of moths
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Globia is a genus of moths called "arches", in the family Noctuidae. There are about seven described species in Globia. They are found in the holarctic.
| Globia | |
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| Globia oblonga, oblong sedge borer, New York | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Subfamily: | Noctuinae |
| Tribe: | Apameini |
| Genus: | Globia Fibiger, Zilli, Ronkay & Goldstein, 2010 |
| Synonyms | |
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Capsula | |
This genus was formerly called Capsula, but the name was replaced with Globia because of a naming conflict with a mollusk. Prior to that, the species were classified in the genus Archanara.[1][2][3]
Species
These seven species belong to the genus Globia:
- Globia aerata (Butler, 1878)
- Globia alameda (Smith, 1903)
- Globia algae (Esper, 1789) (rush wainscot)
- Globia laeta (Morrison, 1875)
- Globia oblonga (Grote, 1882) (oblong sedge borer)
- Globia sparganii (Esper, 1790) (Webb's wainscot)
- Globia subflava (Grote, 1882) (subflava sedge borer)
