Glyphipterix simpliciella, Crete - photo © Fotis Samaritakis
Glyphipterix simpliciella (Stephens, 1834)
MOTH INFO
Glyphipterix simpliciella is a moth of the family Glyphipterigidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Glyphipterix simpliciella
Heribeia simpliciella
Heribeia cognatella
Oecophora conjunctella (Costa, 1834)
Ornix colluripennella (Costa, 1834)
Elachista aechmiella (Duponchel, 1840)
Aechmia fischeriella (Zeller, 1839)
Glyphipterix desiderella (Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1841)
Aechmia roeslerstammella (Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1843)
Glyphipteryx nattani (Gozmány, 1954)
Common name
Cocksfoot Moth
Classification
Superfamily: Yponomeutoidea > Family: Glyphipterigidae > Subfamily: Glyphipteriginae > Genus: Glyphipterix
Wingspan
6-9 mm
Habitat
Fields, edges of paths.
Food plant
The larva is oligophagous on Poaceae (Dactylis glomerata, Festuca arundinacea) and feeds on the inflorescence.
Flight period
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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