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Glyphidocera novercae

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Glyphidocera novercae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Glyphidocera
Species:
G. novercae
Binomial name
Glyphidocera novercae
Adamski, 2005

Glyphidocera Novercae is a pale brownish yellow moth discovered in Costa Rica in 2005 by David Adamski. A member of the Autostichidae family the moth was located at 5 collection sites. G. Novercae (From Latin Noverca: stepmother) differs from Glyphidocera tibiae [1](Tibia: meaning reed pipe) also discovered by Adamski at similar collection sites. G. tibiae however has an absence of sex scales between abdominal terga 2–3 in the male and other differing attributes.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Glyphidocera tibiae ADAMSKI, 2005, new species - Plazi TreatmentBank". treatment.plazi.org. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
  2. ^ "Glyphidocera novercae ADAMSKI, 2005, new species - Plazi TreatmentBank". treatment.plazi.org. Retrieved 2022-07-10.