About Globia oblonga Grote, 1882
Globia oblonga, commonly known as the oblong sedge borer, is a moth species belonging to the family Noctuidae. It was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1882. This species is found across parts of Canada and the United States. Its wingspan measures 35 to 50 mm. Adult moths are on wing from June to September, with timing varying by location. There is one generation of the species each year. Young larvae of Globia oblonga start as leaf miners, and later bore into the submerged stems of Typha and Scirpus plant species. This species was previously classified in the genus Capsula, but Capsula was renamed Globia to resolve a naming conflict with a genus of mollusks. The full range of the oblong sedge borer covers Southern Canada, specifically the region stretching from British Columbia to the Maritimes, as well as areas extending to the Gulf of Mexico and Southern California in the United States.
