Family Glyphipterigidae: Sedge moths
| Diagnosis: Proboscis without scales, ocelli
large/prominent; forewing with Rs4 running to outer margin; fw
frequently with metallic crescentic markings along costal and inner
margins.
Diversity: Two subfamilies and 384 species worldwide; five genera and 36 species in North America; a single species is known from North Dakota, two additional species are known from Manitoba nr ND border. Checklist numbers: 2336- 2346. Biology: Larvae of most species are stem borers in Cyperaceae (sedges), Juncaceae (Rushes), and Poaceae (grasses). Adults are diurnal and can be found visiting flowers.
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| Further reading:
Dougdale, John S. et al., Chapter 8. The Yponomeutoidea, pp. 119- 130 in Kristensen, Neils P. ed. 1999. Lepidoptera, moths and butterflies. Part 35, Vol. 1 in Handbook of Zoology. Maximilian Fischer ed. Walter de Gryter, New York. 491 pp. Heppner, John B. 1985. The Sedge moths of North America (Lepidoptera: Glyphipterigidae). Flora & Fauna handbook No. 1. Flora & Fauna Publ. Gainesville, Fla. 254 pp. Scoble, Malcom J. 1992. Chapter 11. Lower Ditrysia, pp. 225- 254 in The Lepidoptera: form, function, and diversity. Oxford Univ. press. 1982. 404 pp.
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