Limnaecia phragmitella Stainton, 1851
(Bulrush Cosmet)

Interactions where Limnaecia phragmitella is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
larva larva feeds within live seed head UK/IrelandRestricted Typha bulrushes, reedmaces Poales: Typhaceae A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the Midlands, Robbins, R., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Cosmopterigidae/Limnaecia phragmitella/Limnaecia phragmitellabulrush cosmetlarva Foodplant / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Typhaceae/Typha/Typhabulrushes, reedmacesliveseed headSole (autumn+)
larva larva mines live leaf-sheath UK/IrelandRestricted Typha bulrushes, reedmaces Poales: Typhaceae A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the Midlands, Robbins, R., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Cosmopterigidae/Limnaecia phragmitella/Limnaecia phragmitellabulrush cosmetlarva Foodplant / minerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Typhaceae/Typha/Typhabulrushes, reedmacesliveleaf-sheathSole (autumn+)

Author & YearTitleSource
Robbins, R., 1990A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the MidlandsBenchmark Atlas Series, 1991? edition, 181pp, Warwickshire Museum Service

Limnaecia phragmitella (Bulrush Cosmet) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Limnaecia phragmitella (Bulrush Cosmet) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLimnaecia phragmitella (Bulrush Cosmet)
SubfamilyCOSMOPTERIGINAE (a subfamily of moths)
FamilyCOSMOPTERIGIDAE (a family of micro-moths)
SuperfamilyGELECHIOIDEA (a superfamily of mainly leaf-miner micro-moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most 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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Limnaecia phragmitella (Bulrush Cosmet)

Limnaecia phragmitella (Bulrush Cosmet) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Limnaecia phragmitella (Bulrush Cosmet):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 27 images of Limnaecia phragmitella (Bulrush Cosmet)
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