Glyphipterix thrasonella

Glyphipterix thrasonella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Glyphipterigidae
Genus: Glyphipterix
Species:
G. thrasonella
Binomial name
Glyphipterix thrasonella
(Scopoli, 1763)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena thrasonella Scopoli, 1763
  • Tinea klemannella Fabricius, 1781
  • Tinea fueslella Fabricius, 1787
  • Tinea fyeslella Fabricius, 1794
  • Tinea ahornerella Hübner, 1796
  • Cosmopterix ahornerella
  • Tinea seppella Hübner, 1796
  • Tinea aillyella Hübner, 1796
  • Phalaena triguttella Donovan, 1806
  • Gracillaria fueslii Haworth, 1828
  • Aechmia equitella Treitschke, 1933 (nec Scopoli, 1763)
  • Aechmia poeyella Duponchel, 1838
  • Glyphipteryx cladiella Stainton, 1859
  • Glyphipteryx thrasonella var. eyndhoveniella Snellen, 1882
  • Glyphipteryx thrasonella var. albardella Snellen, 1882
  • Glyphipteryx thrasonella ab. nitens Bankes, 1907
  • Glyphipteryx struvei Amsel, 1938

Glyphipterix thrasonella is a species of moth of the family Glyphipterigidae. It is found in the western part of the Palaearctic realm.

The wingspan is 11–15 mm.The forewings are shining bronzy, sometimes coppery-tinged; six obscure golden metallic transverse streaks from costa between 1/3 and apex, and one or two from dorsum posteriorly, all sometimes obsolete; a violet -black mark on tornus, enclosing two or three golden metallic dots, and a similar dot above it; sometimes two or three fine black dashes above this; a blackish apical spot; dark line of cilia indented below apex. Hindwings are dark fuscous.[1]

Adults are on wing from May to August.

The larvae probably feed on Juncus species.

  1. ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description