Glyphipterix acinacella

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.

Glyphipterix acinacella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Glyphipterigidae
Genus: Glyphipterix
Species:
G. acinacella
Binomial name
Glyphipterix acinacella
Meyrick, 1882

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

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


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