Family Glyphidoceridae (Glyphidocerid Moths)

Description of Glyphidoceridae

The family Glyphidoceridae is a group of small moths with only eight species represented in North America. They vary in color from from yellowish brown to dark brown with few, if any, markings. The group is defined by two characters: the forewing has CuA1 and CuA2 stalked and downcurved from the posterodistal angle of the medial cell, and R5 terminates on the outer margin.

Subfamily:

Glyphidocera democratica (Meyrick, 1929)

Glyphidocera juniperella Juniper Tip Moth (Adamski, 1987)

Glyphidocera lactiflosella Five-spotted Glyphidocera Moth (Chambers, 1878)

Glyphidocera lithodoxa (Meyrick, 1929)

Glyphidocera septentrionella (Busck, 1904)

Description of Glyphidoceridae

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Subfamily:

Photographs of Glyphidoceridae

Juniper Tip Moth
Glyphidocera juniperella

Juniper Tip Moth
Glyphidocera juniperella

Five-spotted Glyphidocera Moth
Glyphidocera lactiflosella

Glyphidocera septentrionella

Five-spotted Glyphidocera Moth
Glyphidocera lactiflosella

Juniper Tip Moth
Glyphidocera juniperella

Glyphidocera democratica

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Family Glyphidoceridae (Glyphidocerid Moths)

Subfamily:

Photographs of Glyphidoceridae

Juniper Tip MothGlyphidocera juniperella

Juniper Tip MothGlyphidocera juniperella

Five-spotted Glyphidocera MothGlyphidocera lactiflosella

Five-spotted Glyphidocera MothGlyphidocera lactiflosella

Juniper Tip MothGlyphidocera juniperella

Juniper Tip Moth
Glyphidocera juniperella

Juniper Tip Moth
Glyphidocera juniperella

Five-spotted Glyphidocera Moth
Glyphidocera lactiflosella

Five-spotted Glyphidocera Moth
Glyphidocera lactiflosella

Juniper Tip Moth
Glyphidocera juniperella