Glyphipterix fuscoviridella

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]

Glyphipterix fuscoviridella
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
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

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

The larvae feed on Luzula campestris. They can be found in March and April.[3]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. UKmoths
  3. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-04-10.


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