Glyphipterigidae

19.001 Reed Minor Orthotelia sparganella (Thunberg, 1788)

Local

Similar species:

Forewing: 8.5 to 13.5mm

Habitats: Damp pasture, marshes, fens, river-banks and ditches.

Habits: The moth rests on the leaves of the foodplants or adjacent vegetation. It comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva mines the central leaves and stem of bur-reeds, Iris or Reed Sweet-grass causing them to wilt. It pupates in the stem.