Glyphipterigidae
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Glyphipterigidae is a family of small moth
s commonly known as sedge moths as the larva
e of many species feed on sedge
s and rushes
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Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s commonly known as sedge moths as the larva
Larva
A larva is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle...
e of many species feed on sedge
Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae are a family of monocotyledonous graminoid flowering plants known as sedges, which superficially resemble grasses or rushes. The family is large, with some 5,500 species described in about 109 genera. These species are widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group...
s and rushes
Juncaceae
Juncaceae, the rush family, are a monocotyledonous family of flowering plants. There are eight genera and about 400 species. Members of the Juncaceae are slow-growing, rhizomatous, herbaceous plants, and they may superficially resemble grasses. They often grow on infertile soils in a wide range...
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Genera
- Abrenthia
- Aechmia
- Anacampsiodes
- Apistomorpha
- Carmentina
- Caulobius
- Chrysocentris
- Circica
- Cotaena
- Cronicombra
- Desmidoloma
- Diploschizia
- Drymoana
- Electrographa
- Encamina
- Emolytis
- Eusthenica
- Glyphipterix
- Heribeia
- Irinympha
- Lepidotarphius
- Machlotica
- Metapodistis
- Myrsila
- Neomachlotica
- Orthotelia
- Pantosperma
- Phalerarcha
- Phryganostola
- Rhabdocrates
- Sericostola
- Setiostoma
- Taeniostolella
- Tetracmanthes
- Toxopeia
- Trapeziophora
- Uranophenga
- Ussara