Moths of North Carolina
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71 NC Records

Diploschizia impigritella (Clemens, 1863) - Yellow Nutsedge Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Yponomeutoidea		 Family:
Glyphipterigidae		Subfamily:
Glyphipteriginae		Tribe:
[Glyphipterigini]		P3 Number:
36a0222		 MONA Number:
2346.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Heppner (1985)                                                                                 
Adult Markings: Differs from D. lanista by possessing five rather than four white marks on the forewing costa (Heppner, 1985). Distinguished from D. kimballi by the size of the dark fuscous area at the apical 1/4 of the forewing but confirmation should be done using genitalia. Kimballi, however, occurs primarily in Florida and has not been recorded in North Carolina. Some species of Glyphipterix are also superficially similar and distinguishable mainly on genitalic features. Except possibly for G. cherokee - which possibly occur in our mountains - none of these species occurs in our area (Heppner, 1985).
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
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Diploschizia impigritella
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae reportedly feed on nutsedges (Cyperus spp.), including Yellow Nutsedge (C. esculentus) and Purple Nutsedge (C. rotundus) (Heppner, 2007). - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR S4S5
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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 Photo Gallery for Diploschizia impigritella - Yellow Nutsedge Moth

69 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

Recorded by: David George on 2025-05-17
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2025-04-04
Onslow Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-26
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2024-06-25
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2024-06-20
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish on 2024-06-17
Lincoln Co.
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Recorded by: Hunter Phillips on 2024-06-07
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-06-07
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2024-04-16
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-06
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-04
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-25
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-18
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-05-31
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-05-18
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2023-05-17
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2023-05-15
Alamance Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-05-10
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2023-04-13
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-09-08
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-07-30
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Morgan Freese on 2022-07-21
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Morgan Freese on 2022-07-21
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-07-19
Chowan Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-07-05
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-06-28
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-06-25
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-24
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson, Stephen Dunn on 2022-06-18
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-13
Guilford Co.
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