Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Glyphipterigidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Glyphipterix | |
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Scientific name Glyphipterix schoenicolella Similar Glyphipterix haworthana, Glyphipterix equitella, Glyphipterix, Glyphipterix forsterella, Glyphipterix simpliciella | ||
Glyphipterix schoenicolella is a species of moth of the family Glyphipterigidae. 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.
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