Glyphidocera democratica

Glyphidocera democratica is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1929. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.[1][2]

Glyphidocera democratica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Glyphidocera
Species:
G. democratica
Binomial name
Glyphidocera democratica
Meyrick, 1929

The wingspan is 16–18 mm. The forewings are light ocherous brown, thinly sprinkled with dark fuscous. The stigmata are cloudy, dark fuscous, the first discal spot is moderately large, the plical slightly before it, the second discal slightly transverse or indistinctly double. The apical edge is suffused with fuscous. The hindwings are light gray.[3]

References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (February 14, 2015). "Glyphidocera democratica Meyrick, 1929". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  2. "420016.00 – 1137 – Glyphidocera democratica – Meyrick, 1929". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  3. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (17): 531.


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