Glyphipterix alpha

Glyphipterix alpha is a species of sedge moth in the genus Glyphipterix. It was described by Sigeru Moriuti and Tosihisa Saito in 1964.[1] It is found in Honshu, Japan.[2]

Glyphipterix alpha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Glyphipterigidae
Genus: Glyphipterix
Species:
G. alpha
Binomial name
Glyphipterix alpha
Moriuti & Saito, 1964

The wingspan is 9–10 mm.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Glyphipterix alpha". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku, ed. (August 28, 2020). "Glyphipterix alpha Moriuti & Saito, 1964". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  3. An Identification Guide of Japanese Moths Compiled by Everyone


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