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
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Glyphipterigidae
Genus: Glyphipterix
Species:
G. haplographa
Binomial name
Glyphipterix haplographa
(Turner, 1927)
Synonyms
  • Glyphipteryx haplographa Turner, 1927

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

  1. 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.
  2. Australian Faunal Directory
  3. Pap. Proc. R. Soc. Tasm. 1926 : 156


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