GLYPHIPTERIGIDAE | Glyphipteriginae

19.005 Glyphipterix haworthiana (Cottongrass Moth)

​ws: 11-15mm (MBGBI3), fw: 6.5-7.5mm (Sterling & Parsons); Apr-May; cotton-grass (Eriophorum spp); common in damp moor, heath & mosses throughout GB
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Glyphipterix haworthiana §1
ID: Prominent white dorsal streak; a short white/silver tornal streak; 5 white/silver costal streaks in apical half and increasing in length proximally; a short silver terminal streak; a pair of silver spots in the dorsal ahlf of the termen; a black apical spot. All the other similarly marked Glyphipterix species are smaller. 
Male genitalia:  
Female genitalia:  
  • Variation
  • Dissection
  • Male genitalia
  • Female genitalia
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§1 Tulloch Moor, Perthshire; 27/05/2025; netted in afternoon
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 31/05/2025 (§1) (more images to follow)