Glyphidocera juniperella

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Glyphidocera juniperella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Glyphidocera
Species:
G. juniperella
Binomial name
Glyphidocera juniperella
Adamski, 1987

Glyphidocera juniperella, the juniper tip moth, is a moth of the family Autostichidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia. [1]

The length of the forewings is 7-8.5 mm. Adults are on wing from March to October. [2]

The larvae feed on Juniperus horizontalis . [3]

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