Glyphipterix diaphora

Glyphipterix diaphora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Glyphipterigidae
Genus: Glyphipterix
Species: G. diaphora
Binomial name
Glyphipterix diaphora
Walsingham, 1894
Synonyms
  • Glyphipteryx longistriatella Rebel, 1940

Glyphipterix diaphora is a moth of the family Glyphipterigidae. It is found on the Azores and Madeira.[1]

The wingspan is 9–10 mm. The forewings are dark bronzy fuscous, almost black along the margins of a number of white streaks. The hindwings are brownish grey.[2]

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