Bug FAQGlyphidocera septentrionella
Glyphidocera septentrionella · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Autostichidae
The moth has a wingspan of about 18 to 19 mm. Its head, antennae and wings are yellowish-brown with scattered black scales and faint black spots on the forewings.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
The antennae are yellowish-brown and the face and head share this colour. The thorax and forewings are yellowish-brown, evenly sprinkled with black scales. A very faint blackish round spot appears near the base of the forewing cell, a slightly stronger spot in the middle, and a double spot at the end of the cell. The hindwings are also yellowish-brown.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
The wingspan measures 18 to 19 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 24 of 51 states and DC. Most records: New York, Tennessee, North Carolina, Massachusetts, Virginia, Vermont, California, Nevada.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
What does Glyphidocera septentrionella look like?
It has yellowish-brown antennae, face and head, with forewings that are the same colour sprinkled with black scales and faint black spots, and yellowish-brown hindwings.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Autostichidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyphidocera_septentrionella
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