Globia laeta

Globia laeta, the red sedge borer, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Herbert Knowles Morrison in 1875.[1][2] It is found in North America, including Ohio, Illinois, New Jersey and Ontario.[3]

Globia laeta
Globia laeta, Canada
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Globia
Species:
G. laeta
Binomial name
Globia laeta
Morrison, 1875
Synonyms
  • Capsula laeta (Morrison, 1875)
  • Nonagria laeta
  • Archanara laeta

The wingspan is about 28 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September depending on the location.

The larvae bore the stems of Sparganium species.

This species was formerly in the genus Capsula, but Capsula was renamed Globia because of a naming conflict with a mollusk.[4]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Globia laeta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  2. Savela, Markku (July 22, 2019). "Globia laeta (Morrison, 1875)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  3. "North American Moth Photographers Group, species Globia laeta". Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  4. Zilli, Alberto; Varga, Zoltan; Ronkay, Gábor; Ronkay, Laszlo (2010). A Taxonomic Atlas of the Eurasian and North African Noctuoidea. The Witt Catalogue, Volume III. Apameini. Heterocera Press. ISBN 978-963-88014-3-2.


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