Glyphidocera dominicella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Glyphidocera
Species:
G. dominicella
Binomial name
Glyphidocera dominicella
Walsingham, 1897

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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  2. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1897 : 97 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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