Glyphidocera plicata
Glyphidocera plicata is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1911. It is found in Panama.[1]
| Glyphidocera plicata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Autostichidae |
| Genus: | Glyphidocera |
| Species: | G. plicata |
| Binomial name | |
| Glyphidocera plicata (Walsingham, 1911) | |
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The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are purplish fuscous, more especially at the base and along the upper side of the fold, fading to dark fawn-brown outwardly with a slight tinge of brownish ochreous towards the tornus. The only mark is a faint indication of a dark spot at the end of the cell. The hindwings are dark brown, tending to brownish ochreous on the flexal area.[2]
References
- funet
- Biol. centr.-amer. Lep. Heterocera 4 : 109
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