Globia laeta
Introduction '''''Globia laeta''''', the '''red sedge borer''', is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Herbert Knowles Morrison in 1875.It is found in North America, including Ohio, Illinois, New Jersey and Ontario.The wingspan is about 28 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September depending on the location.The larvae bore the stems of ''Sparganium'' species.This species was formerly in the genus ''Capsula'', but ''Capsula'' was renamed ''Globia'' because of a naming conflict with a mollusk.
References
External links * "''Archanara laeta'' (Morrison, 1875)". ''Lepidoptera of Wayne County, Ohio''.