Family: Glyphipterigidae       Sub-family: Glyphipteriginae 394     *     Glyphipterix forsterella Wingspan: c.10mm. White or silvery dot on forwing Flight time: May-June Habitat: Wherever food plants are found Food plants: Various sedges, adults feed on the flowers, the larvae thought to feed August-April on the seeds. Similar: Glyphipterix thrasonella

Glyphipterix forsterella
Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. May 2011