Meropleon diversicolor

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.

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

The wingspan is about 29 mm. The inner half of the forewings is mostly dark grey-brown, while the outer half is mostly white. The basal area is beige to dark grey-brown, darkest toward the inner margin. There is a double antemedial line, filled with whitish. The postmedial line is whitish and the subterminal area is shaded with light greyish brown. The terminal line consists of a series of dark dashes.[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
  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


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