Glyphipterix haplographa
Glyphipterix haplographa is a species of sedge moth in the genus Glyphipterix. It was described by Turner in 1926.[1] It is found in Australia,[2] including Tasmania.
| Glyphipterix haplographa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Glyphipterigidae |
| Genus: | Glyphipterix |
| Species: | G. haplographa |
| Binomial name | |
| Glyphipterix haplographa (Turner, 1927) | |
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The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are blackish with two slender white transverse fasciae, the first at one-third and the second at two-thirds. There is a white costal dot before the apex, partly in the cilia. The hindwings are grey.[3]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Glyphipterix haplographa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
- Australian Faunal Directory
- Pap. Proc. R. Soc. Tasm. 1926 : 156
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