Glyphipterix acinacella

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Glyphipterix acinacella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Clade: Euarthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Glyphipterigidae
Genus: Glyphipterix
Species:G. acinacella
Binomial name
Glyphipterix acinacella
Meyrick, 1882

Glyphipterix acinacella is a species of sedge moth in the genus Glyphipterix . It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1882. [1] It is found in Victoria and Queensland.

Glyphipterigidae family of insects

The Glyphipterigidae are a family of small moths commonly known as sedge moths, as the larvae of many species feed on sedges and rushes. More than 500 species have been described in the family.

<i>Glyphipterix</i> genus of insects

Glyphipterix is a genus of sedge moths. It was described by Hübner in 1825.

Edward Meyrick FRS was an English schoolmaster and amateur entomologist. He was an expert on Microlepidoptera and some consider him one of the founders of modern Microlepidoptera systematics.

Adults are black or brown with an iridescent silver line across the forewing. The hindwings are plain brown. [2]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Glyphipterix acinacella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  2. Australian Insects