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Glyphidocera recticostella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Autostichidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Glyphidocera

Glyphidocera recticostella is a moth in the Autostichidae family. It was described by Walsingham in 1897. It is found in the West Indies, where it has been recorded from Grenada.

The wingspan is 23-25 mm. The forewings are greyish fuscous with a slight purplish tinge and a very faint indication of a dark spot at the end of the cell. The hindwings are greyish brown.

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Glyphidocera recticostella Wikipedia