Capsula subflava

The subflava sedge borer or yellow sedge borer (Capsula subflava) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Nova Scotia west to British Columbia, south to New Jersey in the east and Utah and California in the west.

Capsula subflava
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C. subflava
Binomial name
Capsula subflava
Grote, 1882
Synonyms
  • 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.


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