Glyphipterix equitella is a moth

Moth

A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...

 of the Glyphipterigidae

Glyphipterigidae

Glyphipterigidae is a family of small moths commonly known as sedge moths as the larvae of many species feed on sedges and rushes.-Genera:*Abrenthia*Aechmia*Anacampsiodes*Apistomorpha*Carmentina*Caulobius...

 family. It is found from Fennoscandia

Fennoscandia

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 to the Iberian Peninsula

Iberian Peninsula

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, Sardinia

Sardinia

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, Sicily

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 and Crete

Crete

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 and from Ireland

Ireland

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 to Romania

Romania

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The wingspan

Wingspan

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 is 9-10 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Sedum acre

Sedum acre

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and Sedum anglicum

Sedum anglicum

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. They mine

Leaf miner

Leaf miner is a term used to describe the larvae of many different species of insect which live in and eat the leaf tissue of plants. The vast majority of leaf-mining insects are moths , sawflies and flies , though some beetles and wasps also exhibit this behavior.Like Woodboring beetles, leaf...

the leaves of their host plant. The larva mines out a leaf completely and often also mines part of the stem. Pupation takes place outside of the mine. Full-grown larvae can be found in late May. The larvae are pale yellow with a black head.

Subspecies

• Glyphipterix equitella equitella
• Glyphipterix equitella crassilunella Rebel, 1916 (Canary Islands, Crete, Sardinia)