Glyphipterix scintilella

Glyphipterix scintelella is a species of sedge moth in the genus Glyphipterix. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864 and named Glyphiterix scintelella.^[1] It is endemic to New Zealand.^[2] The larvae of this species mine sedge tillers.^[3]

Glyphipterix scintilella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Glyphipterigidae
Genus:	Glyphipterix
Species:	G. scintelella
Binomial name
Glyphipterix scintelella Walker, 1864
Synonyms
Argyresthia transversella Walker, 1864 Glyphipterix transversella