Glyphipterix heptaglyphella
Seq # 205210070
Glyphipterix simpliciella

Glyphipterix schoenicolella Boyd, 1859 Species

Last modified: April 11, 2021, 10 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 G. 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 under water.

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature

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Observed on

Host plant (species):
Schoenus nigricans
Host plant (genera):
Schoenus
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Contact
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Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1780 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1778 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1954 Antwerpen
  • 1903 Limburg
  • 196 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 25 Brabant Wallon
  • 1661 Hainaut
  • 2202 Namur
  • 2126 Liège
  • 2212 Luxembourg