Glyphipterix heptaglyphella
Seq # 205210070
Glyphipterix simpliciella

Glyphipterix schoenicolella Boyd, 1859 Species

Last modified: Nov. 28, 2024, 11:48 a.m.

This species has not been seen in Belgium for a long time. Maybe underrecorded because the species can often hardly be distinguished from Glyphipterix simpliciella.

Details

Classification
Family: Glyphipterigidae > Subfamily: Glyphipteriginae > Genus: Glyphipterix > Species: Glyphipterix schoenicolella
Vernacular names
Knopbiesparelmot (NL), Englischer Rundstirnfalter (DE)
First mention in Belgium
De Prins W. 1983a. Systematische naamlijst van de Belgische Lepidoptera. — Entomobrochure 4: 1–57. On page 15.
Status

Native

Distribution

Imago

Not easy to distinguish from Glyphipterix simpliciella. The fringes of the hind wings have white tips and eventually turn completely white towards the body. This seems to be the most reliable external characteristic. However, the habitat helps decisively in the determination of the moths; Glyphipterix schoenicolella is a resident of rushes (Schoenus) of wet meadows that are at least temporarily underwater.

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature

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Observed on

Host plant (species):
Schoenus nigricans
Host plant (genera):
Schoenus

The larva feeds on Schoenus nigricans.

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Contact
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Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1799 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1793 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1967 Antwerpen
  • 1920 Limburg
  • 214 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 28 Brabant Wallon
  • 1680 Hainaut
  • 2224 Namur
  • 2143 Liège
  • 2222 Luxembourg