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Glyphidocera septentrionella

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Glyphidocera septentrionella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Glyphidocera
Species:
G. septentrionella
Binomial name
Glyphidocera septentrionella
Busck, 1904
Synonyms
  • Glyphidocera speratella Busck, 1908
  • Glyphidocera isonephes Meyrick, 1929

Glyphidocera septentrionella is a moth of the family Autostichidae. It is known from North America, including British Columbia, California, Illinois, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Texas.[1][2]

The wingspan is 18–19 mm. The antennae are yellowish fuscous and the face and head are yellowish. The thorax and forewings are yellowish fuscous, evenly sprinkled with black scales. There is a very faint blackish round spot on the basal part of the cell and a similar one somewhat more pronounced on the middle of the cell and a double one at the end of the cell. The hindwings are yellowish fuscous.

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Glyphidocera Walsingham, [1892]". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup
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