Glyphipterix haworthana
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Haworth's Glyphipterid Moth (Glyphipterix haworthana) is a moth
of the Glyphipterigidae
family. It is found in most of Europe
, as well as North America
.
The wingspan
is 11-15 mm. Adults are on wing in May. It is a day-flying species.
The larvae feed on Eriophorum species. They feed on the seeds of their host plant, spinning the cotton heads together or to nearby vegetation.
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 in most of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, as well as North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 11-15 mm. Adults are on wing in May. It is a day-flying species.
The larvae feed on Eriophorum species. They feed on the seeds of their host plant, spinning the cotton heads together or to nearby vegetation.