Glyphipterix acinacella is a species of sedge moth in the genus Glyphipterix. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1882.[1] It is found in Victoria and Queensland.
| Glyphipterix acinacella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Glyphipterigidae |
| Genus: | Glyphipterix |
| Species: | G. acinacella
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| Binomial name | |
| Glyphipterix acinacella Meyrick, 1882
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Adults are black or brown with an iridescent silver line across the forewing. The hindwings are plain brown.[2]
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Glyphipterix acinacella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
- ^ Australian Insects