Photo © Geoff Riley
Glyphipterix haworthana
Checklist Number19.005 [B&F: 0395]
Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity
Classification
| Family: | Glyphipterigidae |
| Subfamily: | Glyphipteriginae |
| Genus: | Glyphipterix |
| Species: | haworthana |
| Authority: | (Stephens, 1834) |
Local on damp moorland, heathland and mosses throughout much of the British Isles, where suitable habitat exists. In Hampshire locally common in the bogs of the New Forest. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 11-15 mm. Day-flying. Distinguished from the four previous species by its greater size (MBGBI Vol 2). Larva feeds within seed capsules of Cotton-sedge.
The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:
No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Larval | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denny Wood, NF (SU30) | 1982 | - | Anon | - |
| Denny Wood, NF (SU30) | 1982 | - | John R Langmaid | - |
| Matley Bog, NF (SU30) | 1982 | - | Anon | - |
| Beaulieu Road, NF (SU30) | 13/03/1982 | - | J R Langmaid, D H, P H Sterling | Larval |
| Matley Bog, NF (SU30) | 10/04/1983 | - | John R Langmaid | - |
| Matley Bog, NF (SU30) | 10/04/1983 | - | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Pupal |
| Shatterford, NF (SU30) | 03/10/2010 | - | Brian Elliott | Larval |