''Glyphipterix acrothecta'' is a species of sedge moth in the genus ''

Glyphipterix ''Glyphipterix'' is a genus of sedge moths. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. Taxonomy This genus was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. In 1986 the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature treated ''Glyphipteryx'' C ...

''. It was described by

Edward Meyrick Edward Meyrick (25 November 1854 – 31 March 1938) was an English schoolmaster and amateur entomologist. He was an expert on microlepidoptera and some consider him one of the founders of modern microlepidoptera systematics. Life and work Ed ...

in 1880. It is found in

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Taxonomy

This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1880 and named ''Glyphipteryx acrothecta''. In 1928

George Hudson George Hudson (probably 10 March 1800 – 14 December 1871) was an English railway financier and politician who, because he controlled a significant part of the Railway Mania, railway network in the 1840s, became known as "The Railway King"—a ...

discussed and illustrated this species under that name in his book ''The butterflies and moths of New Zealand''. In 1988

John S. Dugdale John Stewart Dugdale (5 April 1934 – 4 September 2020) was a New Zealand entomologist known for his contributions to knowledge about New Zealand lepidoptera, as well as tachinid flies and cicadas The cicadas () are a superfamily, the ...

confirmed the placement of this species in the genus ''Glyphipterix''. The female

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specimen, collected at the Mount Arthur, is held at the

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Description

Meyrick described this species as follows:

Distribution

This species is

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to New Zealand. As well as its type locality this species has also been observed the

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Habitat

''G. acrothecta'' inhabits open grassy hill sides.

Behaviour

Adults are on the wing in January.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q5573050 Moths described in 1880 Glyphipterigidae Taxa named by Edward Meyrick Endemic moths of New Zealand