Capsula subflava
Capsula subflava, the subflava sedge borer or yellow sedge borer, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1882.[1][2] It is found in North America from Nova Scotia west to British Columbia, south to New Jersey in the east and Utah and California in the west.
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The wingspan is 35–40 mm. Adults are on wing in July depending on the location. There is one generation per year.
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Globia subflava". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
- Savela, Markku (July 22, 2019). "Globia subflava (Grote, 1882)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
External links
- Anweiler, G. G. (2007). "Species Details Archanara subflava". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- "932439.00 – 9450 – Globia subflava – Subflava Sedge Borer Moth – (Grote, 1882)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
- "Archanara subflava (Grote, 1882)". The Lepidoptera of Wayne County, Ohio.
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