Glyphipterix bergstraesserella
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Glyphipterigidae |
| Genus: | Glyphipterix |
| Species: | G. bergstraesserella
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| 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
[edit]- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Swedish Moths
- ^ Glyphipterix at funet Archived 2012-04-16 at the Wayback Machine
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