Glaphyrarcha

Glaphyrarcha euthrepta
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Carposinidae
Genus: Glaphyrarcha
Meyrick, 1938
Species:
G. euthrepta
Binomial name
Glaphyrarcha euthrepta
Meyrick, 1938

Glaphyrarcha is a genus of moths of the family Carposinidae. It contains only one species Glaphyrarcha euthrepta. This species is endemic to New Zealand and has been observed in the North and South Islands in the Waikato region and at Arthur's Pass. Adults are on the wing in October and November and are attracted to light. When at rest the adults of this species hold their wings scarcely overlapping and largely flat.

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