Cyperus polystachyos var. texensis

Genus host records with ranges including LA · Cyperus

• Argyrotaenia ivanaIvana Leafroller Moth
• Bactra verutanaJavelin Moth
• Diploschizia impigritellaYellow Nutsedge Moth
• Elasmopalpus lignosellaLesser Cornstalk Borer
• Euphyes pilatkaSawgrass Skipper, Palatka Skipper, Coastal Sedge Skipper, Keys Sawgrass Skipper[for subspecies Euphyes pilatka klotsi]
• Euphyes vestrisDun Skipper, Dun Sedge Skipper, Sedge Witch)\
• Globia oblongaOblong Sedge Borer Moth, Large Noagria
• Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
• Cosmopterix attenuatella

Diet records by plant genus, from studies across North America. Not a record from this state. Birds whose range includes Louisiana, most records first.

• Wild TurkeyRoots. 19 diet records
• Sandhill CraneRoots. 10 diet records
• Ring-necked DuckSeeds and roots. 6 diet records
• Common Ground-dove4 diet records
• Red-winged BlackbirdSeeds. 3 diet records
• GadwallSeeds. 3 diet records
• Northern Bobwhite3 diet records
• Fulvous Whistling-duckSeeds. 2 diet records
• Northern PintailSeeds. 2 diet records
• Sora2 diet records

Direct food only. Caterpillars on host plants also feed nesting birds. NC Native Plant Society: butterfly gardening