Orthotelia sparganella (Thunberg, 1788)
(Reed Smudge)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOrthotelia sparganella (Reed Smudge)
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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
() Emmet, A.M., Langmaid, J. & Heath J. 1996 Yponomeutidae to Elachistidae (vol 3) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol 3, 452pp, Harley Books

Orthotelia sparganella (Reed Smudge) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Orthotelia sparganella (Reed Smudge)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Orthotelia sparganella (Reed Smudge)
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