Diploschizia impigritella
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Diploschizia impigritella, the yellow nutsedge moth or the five-barred glyphipterid moth, is a species of sedge moth in the genus Diploschizia. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1862. It is found in North America, from Newfoundland to Florida, west to Texas and North Dakota. It has also been recorded from California.
The wingspan is 7–9 mm. Adults are on wing from early May to early November. The larvae feed on Cyperus esculentus. They bore in the stems and leaf sheaths of their host plant. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Nutsedge Moth sighting in Dallas on a given day, based on 77 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 263rd most-seen of the 1412 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May–July and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Nutsedge Moth in Dallas on a given day, against under 5% in August–September and November–April, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow Nutsedge Moth sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Yellow Nutsedge Moth sightings, Dallas has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Austin (United States, about 10%) and Houston (United States, under 5%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Yellow Nutsedge Moth that you can see in Dallas (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Monarch (about 30%), Gulf Fritillary (about 30%) and Gray Hairstreak (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow Nutsedge Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Dallas (77 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
