Glyphipterix bergstraesserella
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Glyphipterigidae |
Genus: | Glyphipterix |
Species: | G. bergstraesserella
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Binomial name | |
Glyphipterix bergstraesserella (Fabricius, 1781)
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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.
References
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Swedish Moths
- ^ Glyphipterix at funet Archived 2012-04-16 at the Wayback Machine
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