Glyphidocera dominicella
Appearance
Glyphidocera dominicella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Autostichidae |
Genus: | Glyphidocera |
Species: | G. dominicella
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Binomial name | |
Glyphidocera dominicella Walsingham, 1897
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Glyphidocera dominicella is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1897. It is found in the West Indies, where it has been recorded from Dominica.[1]
The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are fawn-grey, sparsely sprinkled with olive-brown and with two olive-brown spots on the disc, one at its outer extremity, the other halfway between this and the base. The hindwings are brownish olivaceous.[2]
References
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- ^ Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1897 : 97 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.