Glyphipterix fuscoviridella

Glyphipterix fuscoviridella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Glyphipterigidae
Genus:Glyphipterix
Species: G. fuscoviridella
Binomial name
Glyphipterix fuscoviridella
(Haworth, 1828)
Synonyms
  • Tinea fuscoviridella Haworth, 1828
  • Adela albicostella Duponchel, [1839]
  • Cephalispheira aereinitidella Milliére, 1854

Glyphipterix fuscoviridella is a moth of the family Glyphipterigidae. It is found in Great Britain, Belgium, France, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Serbia and Montenegro and Bulgaria.[1]

The wingspan is 10–16 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June.[2]

The larvae feed on Luzula campestris. They mostly bore the stem of their host plant, but may also mine the base of a leaf. Pupation takes place between the roots of the host plant. The larvae have a pale rose pink body and a shining amber head. They can be found in March and April.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  2. ↑ UKmoths
  3. ↑ bladmineerders.nl


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