Glyphidocera juniperella

Glyphidocera juniperella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Glyphidocera
Species: G. juniperella
Binomial name
Glyphidocera juniperella
Adamski, 1987

Glyphidocera juniperella, the juniper tip moth, is a moth of the Autostichidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia.[1]

The length of the forewings is 7-8.5 mm. Adults are on wing from March to October.[2]

The larvae feed on Juniperus horizontalis.[3]

References

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