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Meropleon diversicolor

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Meropleon diversicolor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Meropleon
Species:
M. diversicolor
Binomial name
Meropleon diversicolor
(Morrison, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
  • Demas diversicolor Morrison, 1875
  • Meropleon diversicolor sullivani Ferguson, 1982

Meropleon diversicolor, the multicolored sedgeminer moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee and Wisconsin.[2] The habitat consists of wetlands.

The wingspan is about 29 mm.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from June to October, with most records in August and September.

The larvae bore into sedges.[4]

References

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  1. ^ TaibNet - Catalogue of Life in Taiwan
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ^ "Lynn Scott's Lepidoptera Images". Archived from the original on 2014-12-24. Retrieved 2014-12-24.
  4. ^ Bug Guide