Glyphipterix scintilella

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]

Glyphipterix scintilella
Scientific 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

References

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)