Glyphipterix rugata

Glyphipterix rugata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Glyphipterigidae
Genus:	Glyphipterix
Species:	G. rugata
Binomial name
	Glyphipterix rugata; Meyrick, 1915

Last updated March 09, 2025

Glyphipterix rugata is a species of sedge moth in the genus Glyphipterix . It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1915. It is endemic to New Zealand. It is found in both the Otago and Southland regions. This species inhabits native forests as well as cultivated gardens. Adults are on the wing from January to April.

Taxonomy

This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1915 using a specimen collected by Alfred Philpott in Tisbury, Invercargill beaten with others from Pterophylla racemosa in January.^[1] Hudson discussed and illustrated this species under the name Epichorista allogama in his 1928 book The butterflies and moths of New Zealand.^[2] The female holotype specimen is held at the Natural History Museum, London.^[3]

Description

Meyrick described this species as follows:

♀. 9 mm. Head and thorax ochreous-grey-whitish. Palpi with appressed scales, whitish, with four rings and anterior edge of terminal joint dark fuscous. Abdomen elongate, grey, segmental margins whitish. Fore-wings elongate, costa gently arched, apex pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ; dark fuscous, with about ten very irregular broken and partially confluent silvery-whitish transverse striae, towards apex becoming confused dots : cilia whitish, basal area tinged with fuscous within a black line interrupted with white beneath apex. Hindwings short, narrow, pointed, light grey : cilia whitish.^[1]

This species is short winged.

Distribution

This species is endemic to New Zealand. It has been observed in its type locality as well as in Otago.^[2]

Habitat

This species inhabits native forests as well as cultivated gardens. In the later it has an affinity for Hesperocyparis macrocarpa .^[2]

Behaviour

Adults are on the wing from January to April.^[2]

References

1 2 Edward Meyrick (1915). "Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 47: 203. ISSN 1176-6158. Wikidata Q110745619. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
1 2 3 4 Hudson, G. V. (1928), The butterflies and moths of New Zealand, Illustrator: George Hudson, Wellington: Ferguson and Osborn Limited, p. 312, LCCN 88133764, OCLC 25449322, Wikidata Q58593286 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
↑ Dugdale , J. S. (23 September 1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand. 14. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: 78. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134.

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[Meyrick1915-1] 1 2 Edward Meyrick (1915). "Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 47: 203. ISSN 1176-6158. Wikidata Q110745619. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

[Hudson1928-2] 1 2 3 4 Hudson, G. V. (1928), The butterflies and moths of New Zealand, Illustrator: George Hudson, Wellington: Ferguson and Osborn Limited, p. 312, LCCN 88133764, OCLC 25449322, Wikidata Q58593286 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

[Dugdale1988-3] Dugdale , J. S. (23 September 1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand. 14. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: 78. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134.

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