''Glyphipterix diaphora'' is a moth of the family

Glyphipterigidae The Glyphipterigidae are a family of small moths commonly known as sedge moths, as the larvae of many species feed on sedges and rushes. More than 500 species have been described in the family. Characters The moths have a wingspan of 7 to 16 mil ...

. It is found on the

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and

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. The

wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a 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.lepiforum.de

References

Moths described in 1894 Glyphipterigidae Moths of Europe {{Glyphipterigidae-stub