Glyphidocera novercae
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]
| Glyphidocera novercae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Autostichidae |
| Genus: | Glyphidocera |
| Species: | G. novercae |
| Binomial name | |
| Glyphidocera novercae Adamski, 2005 | |
References
- "Glyphidocera tibiae ADAMSKI, 2005, new species - Plazi TreatmentBank". treatment.plazi.org. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
- "Glyphidocera novercae ADAMSKI, 2005, new species - Plazi TreatmentBank". treatment.plazi.org. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
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