Glyphipterix scintilella

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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]

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Glyphipterix scintilella
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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
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