Subfamily: Orthoteliinae (1G 1S)
The rationale for including this as a subfamily of Glyphipterigidae is not clear to me.
Orthotelia
Proboscis rudimentary; Maxillary palps 4-segmented
Forewing almost rectangular; V8 to apex; all veins present and separate; chorda present (what is this?)
Hindtibia smooth-scaled; tarsi spined ventrally
Male genitalia "highly specialised so that parts are difficult to identify"; Ref: MBGBI3
Orthotelia
Proboscis rudimentary; Maxillary palps 4-segmented
Forewing almost rectangular; V8 to apex; all veins present and separate; chorda present (what is this?)
Hindtibia smooth-scaled; tarsi spined ventrally
Male genitalia "highly specialised so that parts are difficult to identify"; Ref: MBGBI3
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001 Orthotelia sparganella
(Reed Minor) 
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Subfamily: Glyphipteriginae (1G 7S)
Glyphipterix (7S)
Habit of raising and lowering wings when at rest ("fanning"); Head smooth-scaled; Antennae 3/5 length of forewing;
Labial palps slender, slightly upcurved; Maxillary palps vestigial; Proboscis well-developed
Forewings moderately elongate, with distinct tornus; Hindwings moderately broad, but narrower than forewings; Legs smooth-scaled
Habit of raising and lowering wings when at rest ("fanning"); Head smooth-scaled; Antennae 3/5 length of forewing;
Labial palps slender, slightly upcurved; Maxillary palps vestigial; Proboscis well-developed
Forewings moderately elongate, with distinct tornus; Hindwings moderately broad, but narrower than forewings; Legs smooth-scaled
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002 Glyphipterix thrasonella
(Eyed Rush Moth) 
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003 Glyphipterix fuscoviridella
(Woodrush Moth) 
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004 Glyphipterix equitella
(Stonecrop Moth) ws: 9-10mm; Jun-Jul; biting stonecrop (Sedum acre); RDB on shingle beaches, rocky areas, dry sand in England and Wales |
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005 Glyphipterix haworthana
(Cotton-grass Moth) ws: 11-15mm; Apr-May; cotton-grass (Eriophorum spp); common in damp moor, heath & mosses throughout GB |
006 Glyphipterix forsterella
(Woodland Sedge Moth) 
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007 Glyphipterix simpliciella
(Cocksfoot Moth) 
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008 Glyphipterix schoenicolella
(Bog-rush Moth) 
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Subfamily: Acrolepiinae (3G 6S)
MBGBI3 treats Acrolepiinae as a subfamily of Family: Yponomeutidae
Genera: Digitivalva (2S), Acrolepiopsis (3S), Acrolepia (Distinguished by male genital morphology)
Head with tuft of scales on vertex; Maxillary palps 3-segmented; Labial palp long, curved; S2 not tufted; S3 =/> S2; Ocelli present*
Forewing V7 to termen, V10&9 separate at base; Hindtibia smooth-scaled (not hairy); Lateral pleura of abdominal S8 expanded posteriorly
Without sclerotized abdominal plates on S8 or S9; Abdominal tergites not spined; Hindwing with 8 veins; V4&3 stalked
Male genitalia: Uncus absent, saccus highly developed, aedeagus without sheath at base and without cornuti
Female genitalia: Ostium bursae sclerotised
*MBGBI3 keys Acrolepiinae within Yponomeutidae as having ocelli present, but in its introduction to Acrolepiinae the text incorrectly states “ocelli absent”
Genera: Digitivalva (2S), Acrolepiopsis (3S), Acrolepia (Distinguished by male genital morphology)
Head with tuft of scales on vertex; Maxillary palps 3-segmented; Labial palp long, curved; S2 not tufted; S3 =/> S2; Ocelli present*
Forewing V7 to termen, V10&9 separate at base; Hindtibia smooth-scaled (not hairy); Lateral pleura of abdominal S8 expanded posteriorly
Without sclerotized abdominal plates on S8 or S9; Abdominal tergites not spined; Hindwing with 8 veins; V4&3 stalked
Male genitalia: Uncus absent, saccus highly developed, aedeagus without sheath at base and without cornuti
Female genitalia: Ostium bursae sclerotised
*MBGBI3 keys Acrolepiinae within Yponomeutidae as having ocelli present, but in its introduction to Acrolepiinae the text incorrectly states “ocelli absent”
Digitivalva (2S): valva with one or more dorsal lobes
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009 Digitivalva perlepidella
(Spikenard Moth) ws: 10-12mm; May-Jun, diurnal; ploughman's spikenard (Inula conyzae); NS-A local on chalk downs of SE.England and limestone hills of Herfordshire, Gloucestershire and Somerset. |
010 Digitivalva pulicariae
(Fleabane Moth) 
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Acrolepiopsis (3S): valva long, lanceolate, with slender setae at apex
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011 Acrolepiopsis assectella
(Leek Moth) 
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012 Acrolepiopsis betulella
(Ramsons Moth) ws: 12-14mm; Aug-May; ramsons (Allium ursinum); RDB in scattered localities in Scotland and Co.Durham |
013 Acrolepiopsis marcidella
(Ruscus Moth) ws: 13-15mm; Jun-Jul; butcher's-broom (Ruscus aculeatus); RDB deciduous woodland Dorset and Hampshire |
Acrolepia: valva simple with tuft of thick setae at apex
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014 Acrolepia autumnitella
(Speckled Bittersweet Moth) 
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