Glyphidocera hamatella

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

Glyphidocera hamatella 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 7.1–8 mm. The forewing colour consists of brown scales tipped with pale brown intermixed with brown and some dark-brown scales. There are two brown discal spots, one large spot, the other small, near the distal end of the cell. The marginal scales are dark brown. The hindwings are pale brown.

Etymology[]

The species name refers to the hooklike apical area of the costa of the valva and is derived from Latin hamatus (meaning hooked).^[2]

References[]

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