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Glyphipterix thrasonella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Glyphipterigidae
Genus:	Glyphipterix
Species:	G. thrasonella
Binomial name
Glyphipterix thrasonella (Scopoli, 1763)
Synonyms
Phalaena thrasonella Scopoli, 1763 Tinea klemannella Fabricius, 1781 Tinea fueslella Fabricius, 1787 Tinea fyeslella Fabricius, 1794 Tinea ahornerella Hübner, 1796 Cosmopterix ahornerella Tinea seppella Hübner, 1796 Tinea aillyella Hübner, 1796 Phalaena triguttella Donovan, 1806 Gracillaria fueslii Haworth, 1828 Aechmia equitella Treitschke, 1933 (nec Scopoli, 1763) Aechmia poeyella Duponchel, 1838 Glyphipteryx cladiella Stainton, 1859 Glyphipteryx thrasonella var. eyndhoveniella Snellen, 1882 Glyphipteryx thrasonella var. albardella Snellen, 1882 Glyphipteryx thrasonella ab. nitens Bankes, 1907 Glyphipteryx struvei Amsel, 1938

Glyphipterix thrasonella is a species of moth of the family Glyphipterigidae. It is found in the western part of the Palaearctic realm.

The wingspan is 11–15 mm.The forewings are shining bronzy, sometimes coppery-tinged; six obscure golden metallic transverse streaks from costa between 1/3 and apex, and one or two from dorsum posteriorly, all sometimes obsolete; a violet -black mark on tornus, enclosing two or three golden metallic dots, and a similar dot above it; sometimes two or three fine black dashes above this; a blackish apical spot; dark line of cilia indented below apex. Hindwings are dark fuscous.

Adults are on wing from May to August.

The larvae probably feed on Juncus species.

References

1. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description

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• Taxa named by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli
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