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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.

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