Bug FAQFive-spotted Glyphidocera
Glyphidocera lactiflosella · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Autostichidae
Also called: Five-spotted Glyphidocera Moth
The five-spotted Glyphidocera is a tiny moth with a wingspan of about 12.7 mm. Its forewings are pale cream with sparse brown dusting, a small brown spot near the wing base, two middle spots that may merge, a transverse brown streak at the cell end, and a curved brown line near the apical cilia; hindwings are white with a silvery tint. It occurs across many U.S. states in the south and east, including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Texas, Maine and others. Adults can be seen from January through October.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Forewings are pale cream, lightly dusted with brown, and show a small brown spot near the base, two middle spots that sometimes join, a transverse brown streak at the cell end, and a curved brown line around the base of the apical cilia; hindwings are white with a silvery tint.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
The moth’s wingspan measures about 12.7 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
Adults are active from January through October.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
The species is native to North America, with records from the same list of U.S. states as its habitat.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 14 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina, Louisiana, South Carolina, Georgia.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
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Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyphidocera_lactiflosella
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · Wikipedia
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