Biology:Glyphidocera digitella

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Short description: Species of moth

Glyphidocera digitella
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Glyphidocera
Species:
G. digitella
Binomial name
Glyphidocera digitella
Adamski & Brown, 2001

Glyphidocera digitella is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Adamski and Brown in 2001. It is found in Venezuela.[1]

The length of the forewings is 4.9 mm. The forewing colour consists of pale brown intermixed with a few brown scales. The discal cell has two spots, one near the base, one near the distal end. There is a brown spot basad to the basal spot near the cell and brown marginal scales. The hindwings are pale brown.

Etymology

The species name refers to the fingerlike process of the apical part of the valval costa and is derived from Latin digitus (meaning finger).[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q21267111 entry