Globia sparganii (Esper, 1789)
webb’s wainscot


Iris pseudacorus, Belgium, prov. Flemish Brabant, Malderen, Lippelo © Ruben Meert

larva
mine
Irregular, interparenchymatous corridor, sides untidily scalloped out, later a blotch. Frass granular, brown, in corners of the mine. After some time the larve continues as a stem borer.
hostplants
Polyphagous on helophytes
Iris pseudacorus; Sparganium erectum; Typha angustifolia, latifolia.
phenology
Larvae in June, July (Hering, 1957a).
BENELUX
BE recorded (Phegea, 2010).
NE recorded (Kuchlein & de Vos, 1999a; Vlindernet.nl, 2010).
LUX not recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2010).
distribution within Europe
All Europe (Fauna Europaea, 2010).
pupa
See Patočka & Turčáni (2005a). Pupa in the stem with the head upwards (Hering, 1957a). Pictures.
synonyms
Archanara, Capsula, Nonagria, sparganii.
references
Hering (1957a), Kuchlein & de Vos (1999a), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), De Prins (1998a), Skala (1948a), Szőcs (1977a).