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 2โ€“3 in the male and other differing attributes.[2]

References

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


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