Species Details

ABH: 19.003

BF: 396

Family: Glyphipterigidae

Subfamily: Glyphipteriginae

Taxon: Glyphipterix fuscoviridella

Authority: (Haworth, 1828)

Vernacular: Woodrush Moth

Account: Common in dry grassland throughout much of England, Wales and south-eastern Scotland Day-flying. Quite distinct amongst the Glyphipterix species by reason of its plain brassy forewing and straight termen, the latter distinguishing it from plain forms of G. thrasonella (MBGBI Vol 2). Larva feeds within stems of Field Wood-rush.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 10 — 16 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 27 Apr (2011) — 19 Jun (2013)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Luzula campestris (Field Wood-rush), Luzula sp.

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Common

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/glyphipterix-fuscoviridella/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 101

Individuals: 2376

Earliest Year: 1999

Latest Year: 2025

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