Sedge moth
Sagephora exsanguis Philpott, 1918
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The sedge moth (Sagephora exsanguis) is a species in the family Tineidae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 1 country: New Zealand.
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Quick facts about the sedge moth
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the sedge moth live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The sedge moth is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is the sedge moth endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the sedge moth classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyTineidae
- genusSagephora
- SpeciesSagephora exsanguis Philpott, 1918
Relatives of the sedge moth
Other species in the same genus Sagephora.
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does the sedge moth live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the sedge moth for 1 country: New Zealand. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the sedge moth?
The sedge moth (Sagephora exsanguis) belongs to the family Tineidae in the order Lepidoptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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