UK Status
Resident. Widespread and common in England and Wales
and south-east Scotland.
Montgomeryshire Status
Rarely recorded.
Wingspan
:
M & F, 10-16mm.
Confusion species
Care should be taken, very similar to other species of Glyphipterix.
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Flight time & Voltinity
(Univoltine)
Habitat
Dry uncultivated grasslands.
Foodplant
Field wood-rush
Lifestage data
Stem miner. Eggs laid on the stems. Larva mines down through the stem
to the roots. Pupates at the bottom of the mine. |
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