Glyphidocera recticostella

Glyphidocera recticostella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Glyphidocera
Species: G. recticostella
Binomial name
Glyphidocera recticostella
Walsingham, 1897

Glyphidocera recticostella is a moth in the Autostichidae family. It was described by Walsingham in 1897. It is found in the West Indies, where it has been recorded from Grenada.[1]

The wingspan is 23-25 mm. The forewings are greyish fuscous with a slight purplish tinge and a very faint indication of a dark spot at the end of the cell. The hindwings are greyish brown.[2]

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