Globia subflava explained

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] 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.

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.

External links

• Web site: Anweiler, G. G. . 2007 . Species Details Archanara subflava . University of Alberta Museums . E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum . November 14, 2020.
• Web site: 932439.00 – 9450 – Globia subflava – Subflava Sedge Borer Moth – (Grote, 1882) . North American Moth Photographers Group . Mississippi State University . October 23, 2020.
• "Archanara subflava (Grote, 1882)". The Lepidoptera of Wayne County, Ohio.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . July 22, 2019 . Globia subflava (Grote, 1882) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . October 23, 2020.