Glyphipterix simpliciella

Glyphipterix simpliciella
Glyphipterix simpliciella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Glyphipterigidae
Genus: Glyphipterix
Species: G. simpliciella
Binomial name
Glyphipterix simpliciella
(Stephens, 1834)
Synonyms
  • Heribeia simpliciella Stephens, 1834
  • Heribeia cognatella Stephens,1834
  • Oecophora conjunctella O. G. Costa, 1834
  • Ornix colluripennella O. G. Costa, 1834
  • Elachista aechmiella Duponcel, 1838
  • Aechmia fischeriella Zeller, 1839
  • Aechmia desiderella Fischer von Roeslerstamm, 1851
  • Aechmia desideratella Duponchel, 1842
  • Aechmia roesllerstammella Fischer von Roeslerstamm, 1843
  • Glyphipteryx nattani Gozmány, 1954

The Cocksfoot Moth (Glyphipterix simpliciella) is a species of moth of the Glyphipterigidae family. It is found in the western part of the Palaearctic ecozone and is common in much of Britain and Ireland.

A head of Dactylis glomerata tenanted by larva
Larva

The wingspan is 6-9 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July.

The larvae feed on the seeds of Dactylis glomerata and Festuca arundinacea and later pupate in the stem.

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