Orthotelia sparganella (Thunberg, 1788)
(Reed Smudge)

Interactions where Orthotelia sparganella is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see '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
caterpillar (early) caterpillar (early) mines live leaf Iris pseudacorus Yellow Iris, Yellow Flag Asparagales: Iridaceae A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the Midlands, Robbins, R., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Glyphipterigidae/Orthotelia sparganella/Orthotelia sparganellareed smudgecaterpillar (early) Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Iridaceae/Iris pseudacorus/Iris pseudacorusyellow iris, yellow flagliveleaf (spring)
caterpillar (later) caterpillar (later) feeds within live stem Iris pseudacorus Yellow Iris, Yellow Flag Asparagales: Iridaceae A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the Midlands, Robbins, R., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Glyphipterigidae/Orthotelia sparganella/Orthotelia sparganellareed smudgecaterpillar (later) Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Iridaceae/Iris pseudacorus/Iris pseudacorusyellow iris, yellow flaglivestem (spring+)
caterpillar (later) caterpillar (later) grazes on live leaf Iris pseudacorus Yellow Iris, Yellow Flag Asparagales: Iridaceae A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the Midlands, Robbins, R., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Glyphipterigidae/Orthotelia sparganella/Orthotelia sparganellareed smudgecaterpillar (later) Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Iridaceae/Iris pseudacorus/Iris pseudacorusyellow iris, yellow flagliveleaf (spring+)
caterpillar caterpillar mines live leaf Glyceria sweet-grasses Poales: Poaceae A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the Midlands, Robbins, R., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Glyphipterigidae/Orthotelia sparganella/Orthotelia sparganellareed smudgecaterpillar Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Glyceria/Glyceriasweet-grassesliveleaf (spring+)
caterpillar caterpillar mines live leaf Sparganium bur-reeds 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/Glyphipterigidae/Orthotelia sparganella/Orthotelia sparganellareed smudgecaterpillar Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Typhaceae/Sparganium/Sparganiumbur-reedsliveleaf (spring+)

Orthotelia sparganella (Reed Smudge) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Orthotelia sparganella (Reed Smudge) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

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
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOrthotelia sparganella (Reed Smudge)
FamilyGLYPHIPTERIGIDAE (a family of micro-moths)
SuperfamilyYPONOMEUTOIDEA (a superfamily of 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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Orthotelia sparganella (Reed Smudge)

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:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Orthotelia sparganella (Reed Smudge):

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