Globia oblonga, the oblong 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 parts of Canada and the United States

Globia oblonga
Globia oblonga, oblong sedge borer, New York
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Noctuinae
Tribe: Apameini
Genus: Globia
Species:
G. oblonga
Binomial name
Globia oblonga
Grote, 1882
Synonyms
  • Capsula oblonga (Grote, 1882)
  • Archanara oblonga
  • Nonagria oblonga
  • Nonagria permagna
  • Nonagria subcarnea

The wingspan is 35–50 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September depending on the location. There is one generation per year.

The larvae initially leaf mine and later bore the stems of Typha[3] and Scirpus species below the water line.

This species was formerly in the genus Capsula, but Capsula was renamed Globia because of a naming conflict with a mollusk.[4][5]

Range

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The range of the oblong sedge borer includes Southern Canada, notably the area between British Columbia and the Maritimes, The Gulf of Mexico, and Southern California.[6]

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 oblonga​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (July 22, 2019). "Globia oblonga (Grote, 1882)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  3. ^ Powell, Jerry A.; Opler, Paul A. (2009). Moths of Western North America (1 ed.). Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 296. ISBN 9780520251977.
  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.
  5. ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, species Globia oblonga". Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  6. ^ "Oblong Sedge Borer Globia oblonga (Grote, 1882) | Butterflies and Moths of North America". www.butterfliesandmoths.org. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
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