Glyphidocera glowackae

Glyphidocera glowackae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Glyphidocera
Species: G. glowackae
Binomial name
Glyphidocera glowackae
Adamski & Brown, 2001

Glyphidocera glowackae is a moth in the Autostichidae family. It was described by Adamski and Brown in 2001. It is found in Venezuela.[1]

The length of the forewings is 10.9-12.2 mm. The forewing colour consists of pale brownish orange intermixed with several brown scales. There are two brown discal spots, one near the base and the other near the apical end. There is one brown spot basad to the spot near the base of the cell and the marginal scales are brown. The hindwings are pale brown, the area posterior to the cubitus with some elongate scales.

Etymology

The species is named in honor of Anna Margaret Glowacka DeCorleto.[2]

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