Glyphipterix bergstraesserella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Glyphipterigidae |
Genus: | Glyphipterix |
Species: | G. bergstraesserella |
Binomial name | |
Glyphipterix bergstraesserella (Fabricius, 1781) | |
Synonyms | |
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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.
The Glyphipterigidae are a family of small moths commonly known as sedge moths, as the larvae of many species feed on sedges and rushes. More than 500 species have been described in the family.
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Glyphipterix haworthana, Haworth's glyphipterid moth, is a moth of the family Glyphipterigidae. It is found in most of Europe, as well as North America.
Glyphipterix equitella is a moth of the family Glyphipterigidae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Iberian Peninsula, Sardinia, Sicily and Crete and from Ireland to Romania.
Glyphipterix argyroguttella is a moth of the family Glyphipterigidae. It is found in France, Italy and Russia.
Glyphipterix forsterella is a moth of the family Glyphipterigidae. It is found from most of Europe, east to Japan.
Glyphipterix is a genus of sedge moths. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1825.
Glyphipterix tungella is a species of sedge moth in the genus Glyphipterix. It is endemic to New Zealand.
Glyphipterix gemmipunctella is a species of sedge moth in the genus Glyphipterix. It is found in Australia, where it is found on the Atherton Tableland in Queensland and from southern Queensland to Victoria.
Glyphipterix basifasciata is a species of sedge moth in the genus Glyphipterix. It was described by Syuti Issiki in 1931. It is found in Japan and on the Kuril Islands.
Glyphipterix beta is a species of sedge moth in the genus Glyphipterix. It is found in Japan and on the Kuril Islands.
Glyphipterix funditrix is a species of sedge moth in the genus Glyphipterix. It was described by Alexey Diakonoff in 1976. It is found in Japan (Hokkaido).
Glyphipterix gamma is a species of sedge moth in the genus Glyphipterix. It was described by Sigeru Moriuti and Tosihisa Saito in 1964. It is found in Japan.
Glyphipterix gemmula is a species of sedge moth in the genus Glyphipterix. It was described by Alexey Diakonoff in 1976. It is found in Japan and Taiwan.
Glyphipterix japonicella is a species of sedge moth in the genus Glyphipterix. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1877. It is found in Japan.
Glyphipterix luteomaculata is a species of sedge moth in the genus Glyphipterix. It was described by Yutaka Arita in 1979. It is found in Japan (Ryukyu) and Taiwan.
Glyphipterix mikadonis is a species of sedge moth in the genus Glyphipterix which is endemic to Japan.
Glyphipterix necopina is a species of sedge moth in the genus Glyphipterix. It is endemic to New Zealand. It is classified as Not Threatened by the Department of Conservation.