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Diploschizia habecki

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Species of moth

Diploschizia habecki
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Glyphipterigidae
Genus: Diploschizia
Species: D. habecki
Binomial name
Diploschizia habecki
Heppner, 1981
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. Adults are on wing from April to May and again from July to December.

The larvae feed on Rhynchospora corniculata.

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.

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Taxon identifiers
Diploschizia habecki


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