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Glyphipterix

Glyphipterix is a genus of sedge moths. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1825.

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Jul 25, 2026
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Glyphipterix
Glyphipterix forsterella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Glyphipterigidae
Genus: Glyphipterix
Hübner, 1825
Synonyms
  • Aechmia Treitschke, 1833
  • Aecimia Boisduval, 1836
  • Anacampsoides Bruand, [1851]
  • Apistomorpha Meyrick, 1880
  • Circica Meyrick, 1888
  • Diploschizia Heppner, 1981
  • Glyphipteryx Zeller, 1839
  • Phryganostola Meyrick, 1880
  • Heribeia Stephens, 1829

Glyphipterix is a genus of sedge moths. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1825.1

Taxonomy

This genus was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. In 1986 the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature treated Glyphipteryx Curtis, 1827 as an unjustified emendation of Glyphipterix Hübner, [1825].2

Species

Selected former species

References

References

  1. "Glyphipterix Hübner, 1825". www.nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 2019-04-06.
  2. British Museum (Natural History); David Stephen Fletcher; I. W. B. Nye (1991). The generic names of moths of the world. Vol. 6, Microlepidoptera. London: British Museum (Natural history). pp. 134–135. doi:10.5962/BHL.TITLE.119516. ISBN 0-565-00991-5. OL 10637906M. Wikidata Q51395601. BHL page 51213698
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