Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Autostichidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Glyphidocera | |
Glyphidocera garveyi is a moth in the Autostichidae family. It was described by Adamski and Brown in 2001. It is found in Venezuela.
The length of the forewings is 5.6-6.8 mm. The forewing colour consists of dark brown intermixed with a few brownish-orange scales, mostly on the distal one-third. The marginal scales are dark brown. The hindwings are pale brown except, the basal two-thirds with elongate dark-brown scales.
Etymology
The species is named in honor of Jon Wheatley Garvey.
References
Glyphidocera garveyi Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA