Diploschizia 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.

Diploschizia habecki
Scientific classification
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

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.

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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