Glyphidocera chungchinmookara

Glyphidocera chungchinmookara
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Glyphidocera
Species: G. chungchinmookara
Binomial name
Glyphidocera chungchinmookara
Adamski & Brown, 2001

Glyphidocera chungchinmookara is a moth in the Autostichidae family. It was described by Adamski and Brown in 2001. It is found in Venezuela.[1]

The length of the forewings is 8.6-10 mm. The forewing colour consists of pale brown intermixed with a few dark-brown scales and dark-brown scales tipped with pale brown. The major veins are demarcated with dark-brown scales. The discal spots are absent and the marginal scales are brown. The hindwings are pale brown with elongate scales on the basal two-thirds.

Etymology

The species is named in honor of Chung Chin Mook.[2]

References


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