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Glyptocera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Glyptocera
Ragonot, 1889
Species: G. consobrinella
Binomial name
Glyptocera consobrinella
(Zeller, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Nephopteryx consobrinella Zeller 1872
  • Ambesa busckella Dyar 1904

Glyptocera is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Ragonot in 1889, and contains the species G. consobrinella. It is found in eastern North America, including Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, and Quebec.

The larvae feed on Viburnum (including Viburnum lentago) and Acer species.

References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. aprairiehaven.com
Taxon identifiers
Glyptocera


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