Forewing Length: 3-4.5mm;
Wingspan: 6-9mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
?	July - August	?	May - June (Earliest: 9.5)

Biotopes:	Meadows
Food: (Larva) (Oligophagous)	Dactylis glomerata Seeds
Food: (Adult)	Leucanthemum vulgare Nectar	Ranunculus repens Nectar
Parasitoids:	Gelis agilis Larva	Gelis fallax Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Several Ichneumonidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Glyphipterix simpliciella
Glyphipterix simpliciella
Nature Spot: Cocksfoot Moth - Glyphipterix simpliciella
Lepiforum: Glyphipterix simpliciella
Plant Parasites of Europe: Glyphipterix simpliciella

Pictures © 2003, 2007 J.K. Lindsey

Caution

Back to Ecology of Commanster