Globia 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.

Globia subflava
Globia subflava, subflava sedge borer, Canada
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Noctuinae
Tribe: Apameini
Genus: Globia
Species:
G. subflava
Binomial name
Globia subflava
Grote, 1882
Synonyms
  • Capsula subflava (Grote, 1882)
  • Archanara subflava
  • Nonagria subflava

The wingspan is 35–40 mm. Adults are on wing in July depending on the location. There is one generation per year.

The larvae bore the stems of Typha and Scirpus species.

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (July 22, 2019). "Globia subflava (Grote, 1882)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
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