Glyphipterix haworthana
| Haworth's glyphipterid moth | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Glyphipterigidae |
| Genus: | Glyphipterix |
| Species: | G. haworthana |
| Binomial name | |
| Glyphipterix haworthana (Stephens, 1834)[1] | |
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Glyphipterix haworthana, Haworth's glyphipterid moth, 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.
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