Glyphipterix bergstraesserella explained

Glyphipterix bergstraesserella is a moth of the family Glyphipterigidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Portugal, most of the Balkan Peninsula and Ukraine.[1]

The wingspan is 10–15 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July and in October.[2]

The larvae feed on Luzula luzuloides.[3] They bore the stem of their host plant.

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Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20150611181742/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=434050 Fauna Europaea
  2. http://www.lepidoptera.se/species/glyphipterix_bergstraesserella.aspx Swedish Moths
  3. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/yponomeutoidea/glyphipterigidae/glyphipteriginae/glyphipterix/index.html Glyphipterix at funet