Family: Glyphipterigidae Checklist Number: 19.008
Glyphipterix schoenicolella Boyd, 1858
Bog-rush Moth
Infrequently recorded in Scotland with most records coming from South Uist. This tiny moth can be abundant in suitable damp habitat where its food plant black bog-rush (Schoenus nigricans) occurs. Local records cover the period June to August.
References:
Sterling, P. & Parsons, M. (2023 second edition). Field Guide to the Micro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland.