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Glyphipterix scintilella

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Glyphipterix scintilella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Glyphipterigidae
Genus: Glyphipterix
Species:
G. scintelella
Binomial name
Glyphipterix scintelella
Walker, 1864
Synonyms
  • Argyresthia transversella Walker, 1864
  • Glyphipterix transversella

Glyphipterix scintelella is a species of sedge moth in the genus Glyphipterix. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864 and named Glyphiterix scintelella.[1] It is endemic to New Zealand.[2] The larvae of this species mine sedge tillers.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Part XXX. Tineites". List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. 30: 837–1096. 1864. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Glyphipterix scintelella Walker, 1864". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  3. ^ John Stewart Dugdale (August 2001). Cloudy Bay Coastal Habitats: Entomological Values of the Foreshore and Associated Inland Habitats (PDF). Vol. 49. Department of Conservation. p. 24. ISBN 0-478-22083-9. ISSN 0113-3853. Wikidata Q110338931. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)