Glyphipterix simpliciella (Stephens, 1834)
(Cocksfoot Moth)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGlyphipterix simpliciella (Cocksfoot Moth)
GenusGlyphipterix (fanner micro-moths)
SubfamilyGLYPHIPTERIGINAE (fanner micro-moths)
FamilyGLYPHIPTERIGIDAE (smudge and fanner micro-moths)
SuperfamilyYPONOMEUTOIDEA (small ermine, bent-wing, ermel and smudge micro-moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Glyphipterix simpliciella (Cocksfoot Moth) :
1: Glyphipterix simpliciella (Cocksfoot Moth)
29 May 2004 OSGR: SO71 51° 50’ N, 2° 20’ W Vice County: West Glos (VC 34) England
on Silverweed flowers
Image 1: Dorsal - magnifiedImage 2: Set specimen - magnifiedImage 3: Set specimen - magnified (2)Image 4: Set specimen - magnified (3)Image 5: Visiting Silverweed flower - enlargedImage 6: Visiting Silverweed flower - enlarged (2)Image 7: Visiting Silverweed flower - enlarged (3)Image 8: Visiting Silverweed flower - enlarged (4)Image 9: Visiting Silverweed flower - enlarged (5)Image 10: Visiting Silverweed flower - enlarged (6)Image 11: Visiting Silverweed flower - enlarged (7)Image 12: Visiting Silverweed flower - enlarged (8)Image 13: Visiting Silverweed flower - enlarged (9)
2: Glyphipterix simpliciella (Cocksfoot Moth)
29 May 2004 OSGR: SO71 51° 50’ N, 2° 20’ W Vice County: West Glos (VC 34) England
Visiting pink-flowered form of Hogweed
Image 1: Visiting Hogweed - enlarged
3: Glyphipterix simpliciella (Cocksfoot Moth)
29 May 2004 OSGR: SO71 51° 50’ N, 2° 20’ W Vice County: West Glos (VC 34) England
At Hogweed flower
Image 1: Feeding at Hogweed flowers - enlargedImage 2: Feeding at Hogweed flowers - enlarged (2)Image 3: Feeding at Hogweed flowers - enlarged (3)Image 4: Feeding at Hogweed flowers - enlarged (4)Image 5: Feeding at Hogweed flowers - enlarged (5)Image 6: Feeding at Hogweed flowers - enlarged (6)Image 7: Feeding at Hogweed flowers - enlarged (7)Image 8: Feeding at Hogweed flowers - enlarged (8)Image 9: Feeding at Hogweed flowers - enlarged (9)
4: Glyphipterix simpliciella (Cocksfoot Moth)
24 May 2003 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Cocksfoot
Image 1: Head and antenna -side view - magnifiedImage 2: Head - side view - magnifiedImage 3: Side view - magnified

Glyphipterix simpliciella (Cocksfoot Moth) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Glyphipterix simpliciella (Cocksfoot Moth)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Glyphipterix simpliciella (Cocksfoot Moth)
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