Английская Википедия:Glyphipterix haworthana
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Speciesbox Glyphipterix haworthana, Haworth's glyphipterid moth, is a moth of the family Glyphipterigidae. It is found in most of Europe, as well as North America.
The wingspan is 11–15 mm.[1] The forewings are rather broad, dark golden-bronzy ; five shining white strigulae on posterior half of costa, three anterior terminating in leaden metallic marks ; a thick oblique curved pointed white streak from middle of dorsum, reaching more than half across wing;a leaden-metallic tornal mark, white on margin ; three leaden metallic dots on termen ; an undefined dark apical spot ; dark line of cilia indented below apex ; a dark hook above apex. Hindwings are suboblong, grey ; cilia in male whitish.The larva is pale ochreous ; head dark brown : plate of 2 brownish-ochreous.[2]
Adults are on wing in May. It is a day-flying species.
The larvae feed on Eriophorum species.[3] They feed on the seeds of their host plant, spinning the cotton heads together or to nearby vegetation.
The name honours Adrian Hardy Haworth.
References
- ↑ Hants Moths
- ↑ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Шаблон:PD-notice Keys and description
- ↑ UKmoths
