- Glyphipterix haworthana
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Glyphipterix haworthana Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Glyphipterigidae Genus: Glyphipterix Species: G. haworthana Binomial name Glyphipterix haworthana
(Stephens, 1834)[1]Synonyms - Heribeia haworthana Stephens, 1834
- Aechmia haworthana
- Aechmia haworthella
- Heribeia haworthana Stephens, 1834
- Oecophora zonella Zetterstedt, [1839]
- Glyphipteryx schultzella Amsel, 1949
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.[2] Adults are on wing in May. It is a day-flying species.
The larvae feed on Eriophorum species.[3] They feed on the seeds of their host plant, spinning the cotton heads together or to nearby vegetation.
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