Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Hexapoda Family Noctuidae Scientific name Hypocoena inquinata Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Hypocoena Higher classification Hypocoena | |
The Sordid Wainscot or Tufted Sedge Moth (Hypocoena inquinata) is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found across Canada from Newfoundland to British Columbia, south in the east to Connecticut and Ohio and in the west to Colorado.
The wingspan is 20–28 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on sedges.
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