Glyphipterix metronoma

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Glyphipterix metronoma
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Kingdom: Animalia
Clade: Euarthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Glyphipterigidae
Genus: Glyphipterix
Species:G. metronoma
Binomial name
Glyphipterix metronoma
Meyrick, 1907

Glyphipterix metronoma is a species of sedge moth in the genus Glyphipterix . It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1907. [1] It is found in Australia, [2] including Victoria.

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.

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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 metronoma". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  2. Australian Faunal Directory