Glyphipterix schoenicolella
Glyphipterix schoenicolella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Glyphipterigidae |
Genus: | Glyphipterix |
Species: | G. schoenicolella |
Binomial name | |
Glyphipterix schoenicolella Boyd, 1859 | |
Glyphipterix schoenicolella is a species of moth of the Glyphipterigidae family. It is found in The Netherlands, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Norway, Austria, Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, the Czech Republic, the United Kingdom and Sweden.
The wingspan is 6–9 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August in one generation.
The larvae feed on Schoenus nigricans. It has also been reported from Cyperus longus.