Glyphipterix achlyoessa

Glyphipterix achlyoessa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Glyphipterigidae
Genus:Glyphipterix
Species: G. achlyoessa
Binomial name
Glyphipterix achlyoessa
(Meyrick, 1880)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Phryganostola achlyoessa Meyrick, 1880

Glyphipterix achlyoessa is a species of moth in the family Glyphipterigidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.[1][2] This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1880 and named Phryganostola achlyoessa.[3][2] Meyrick used material he collected near the Wellington Botanic Gardens at dusk in January.[3][2] The holotype specimen is held at the Natural History Museum, London.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Glyphipterix achlyoessa (Meyrick, 1880)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera-annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 1–264 – via Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd.
  3. 1 2 Meyrick, Edward (1880). "Description of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 5 (204–271). doi:10.5962/bhl.part.15879. Retrieved 11 July 2018.


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