Diploschizia habecki
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Glyphipterigidae |
| Genus: | Diploschizia |
| Species: | D. habecki
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| Binomial name | |
| Diploschizia habecki Heppner, 1981[1]
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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.[2]
The larvae feed on Rhynchospora corniculata.
References
[edit]- ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
- ^ 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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