Glyphidocera democratica

(Glyphidocera democratica)

Description

Glyphidocera democratica is a moth in the Autostichidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1929. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia. The wingspan is 16–18 mm. The forewings are light ochreous-brown, thinly sprinkled dark fuscous. The stigmata are cloudy, dark fuscous, the first discal moderately large, the plical slightly before it, the second discal slightly transverse or indistinctly double. The apical edge is suffused fuscous. The hindwings are light grey.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Symmocidae
Genus:Glyphidocera
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