Glyphidocera wrightorum

Glyphidocera wrightorum is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Adamski and Metzler in 2000. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Indiana and Ohio.[1][2]

Glyphidocera wrightorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Autostichidae
Genus:
Glyphidocera
Species:
G. wrightorum
Binomial name
Glyphidocera wrightorum
Adamski & Metzler, 2000

The length of the forewings is 5.5-6.7 mm. The forewings are mostly brown, intermixed with pale yellow scales. The area of the cell is paler than the outer parts of the wing and there are two brown spots in the cell, one central and one distal. The hindwings are pale grey.

Etymology

The species is named in honor of Wilbur and Orville Wright.[3]

References
  1. funet
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 102 (2) : 302


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