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Species Glyphidocera democratica - Hodges#1137

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Gelechioidea (Twirler Moths and kin)
Family Autostichidae
Subfamily Glyphidocerinae
Genus Glyphidocera
Species democratica (Glyphidocera democratica - Hodges#1137)
Hodges Number
1137
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Glyphidocera democratica Meyrick, 1929
Size
Meyrick (1929) listed the ♂ 16-18 mm.
Identification
Meyrick (1929) original description is online and linked in the print references.
Range
Western Texas eastward throughout the southeastern United States. (1)
Holotypes from Alpine, Texas (7,000' elevation) and Forestburg, Texas (5,000').
Season
The main flight period appears to be April to August. (1), (2)
Print References
Meyrick, A.J., 1929. Exotic Microlepidoptera 3(17): 531.