Orthotelia is a genus of moths in the subfamily Orthoteliinae. Orthotelia sparganella, a moth of the family Glyphipterigidae, is its only species.
O. sparganella is found in most of Europe, except Spain, most of the Balkan Peninsula and Ukraine.[1] The wingspan is 20-. The forewings are whitish ochreousto reddish-ochreous, usually more or less suffused with dark purplish-fuscous, especially on a longitudinal discal streak dilated posteriorly, veins often marked with pale streaks ; often several dark fuscous dots on fold, and a suffused dark spot in disc at 2/3. Hindwings ochreous-whitish to whitish-grey, lower half of termen suffused with grey. The larva is grey or whitish ; head reddish-brown ; 13 much flattened.[2]
Adults are on wing in July and August.[3]
The larvae can be found from May to June. They feed on Iris pseudacorus, Glyceria maxima, Scirpus lacustris, Sparganium and Typha, mining the young leaves of the host plant.[4]