Diploschizia impigritella
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
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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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Nutsedge Moth sighting in Houston on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 384th most-seen of the 1057 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Nutsedge Moth in Houston on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
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.
3rd of 6
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Yellow Nutsedge Moth sightings, Houston ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Dallas (United States, about 10%) and Austin (United States, about 10%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Yellow Nutsedge Moth that you can see in Houston (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Gulf Fritillary (about 30%), Monarch (about 30%) and Salt Marsh Moth (about 20%), 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 Houston (29 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.
