Glyphipterix forsterella (Fabricius, 1781)

sedge fanner

on sedge

parasite

The larva lives in the inflorescence, feeding on the developing fruitlets; here also the pupation.

host plants

Cyperaceae, monophagous

Carex remota, vulpina.

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2019).

references

Bengtsson & Johansson (2011a), Ernst (2009a), Huisman & Koster (2000a), Huisman, Koster, van Nieukerken & Ellis (2009a), van Nieukerken, Gielis, Huisman ao (1993a), Takács & Szabóky (2018a).