Glyphipterix haworthana

Glyphipterix haworthana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Glyphipterigidae
Genus: Glyphipterix
Species: G. haworthana
Binomial name
Glyphipterix haworthana
(Stephens, 1834)[1]
Synonyms
  • Heribeia haworthana Stephens, 1834
  • Aechmia haworthana
  • Aechmia haworthella
  • Heribeia haworthana Stephens, 1834
  • Oecophora zonella Zetterstedt, [1839]
  • Glyphipteryx schultzella Amsel, 1949

Haworth's Glyphipterid Moth (Glyphipterix haworthana) is a moth of the Glyphipterigidae family. It is found in most of Europe, as well as North America.

A head of Eriophorum vaginatum tenanted by the larva and attached to a stem of Erica
Larva

The wingspan is 11–15 mm.[2] Adults are on wing in May. It is a day-flying species.

The larvae feed on Eriophorum species.[3] They feed on the seeds of their host plant, spinning the cotton heads together or to nearby vegetation.

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, August 15, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.