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Glyphipterix rugata
Glyphipterix rugata is a species of sedge moth in the genus Glyphipterix. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1915. It is endemic to New Zealand. It is found in both the Otago and Southland regions. This species inhabits native forests as well as cultivated gardens. Adults are on the wing from January to April.
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Description
Meyrick described this species as follows:
♀. 9 mm. Head and thorax ochreous-grey-whitish. Palpi with appressed scales, whitish, with four rings and anterior edge of terminal joint dark fuscous. Abdomen elongate, grey, segmental margins whitish. Fore-wings elongate, costa gently arched, apex pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ; dark fuscous, with about ten very irregular broken and partially confluent silvery-whitish transverse striae, towards apex becoming confused dots : cilia whitish, basal area tinged with fuscous within a black line interrupted with white beneath apex. Hindwings short, narrow, pointed, light grey : cilia whitish. This species is short winged.
Range & habitat
This species is endemic to New Zealand. It has been observed in its type locality as well as in Otago.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 389826.