Glyphidocera orthoctenis

Glyphidocera orthoctenis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Glyphidocera
Species: G. orthoctenis
Binomial name
Glyphidocera orthoctenis
Meyrick, 1923

Glyphidocera orthoctenis is a moth in the Autostichidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1923. It is found in Brazil (Para).[1]

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are pale yellow-ochreous, more or less sprinkled fuscous or dark fuscous. The discal stigmata are rather small, dark fuscous, the plical little marked. The hindwings are light grey, suffused whitish-ochreous on the anterior half.[2]

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