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Glyphidocera juniperella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Autostichidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Glyphidocera

Glyphidocera juniperella

Glyphidocera juniperella, the juniper tip moth, is a moth of the Autostichidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia.

The length of the forewings is 7-8.5 mm. Adults are on wing from March to October.

The larvae feed on Juniperus horizontalis.

References

Glyphidocera juniperella Wikipedia