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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Twirler Moths and kin (Gelechioidea) » Autostichidae » Glyphidocerinae » Glyphidocera » Glyphidocera floridanella - Hodges#1138 (Glyphidocera floridanella)
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A Gelechioidea moth - Hodges #1138 - Glyphidocera floridanella - Glyphidocera floridanella - male
Copyright © 2018 Peter Homann

A Gelechioidea moth - Hodges #1138 - Glyphidocera floridanella - Glyphidocera floridanella - Male
Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, USA
March 11, 2018
Size: Length 7-8 mm
At outdoor light on a cool evening. I encounter this type moth rather frequently and have been intrigued by its similarity to Martyringa latipennis but not convinced that it is that species. It has been suggested to me now that it may be a Glyphidocera, and I agree: But, if so, which one?

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A Gelechioidea moth - Hodges #1138 - Glyphidocera floridanella - Glyphidocera floridanella - male A Gelechioidea moth - Hodges #1138 - Glyphidocera floridanella - Glyphidocera floridanella - male
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Contributed by Peter Homann on 15 March, 2018 - 10:13am
Last updated 24 May, 2018 - 3:53am

Moved to Glyphidocera floridanella
Moved from Glyphidocera.

The ID seems reasonable. Matches description and same BIN at BOLD with specimens collected by Ron Hodges.
… Steve Nanz, 24 May, 2018 - 3:53am login or register to post comments

Glyphidocera floridanella
DNA barcoding by BOLD (BOLD-3LS51P2E1) revealed that this is a #1138 Glyphidocera floridanella. The species apparently is restricted to the southeastern corner of the U.S, and no photos are shown yet in MPG and BugGuide. It is listed, however, on MPG's Florida Moths page here. I thank Terry Harrison and David Adamski for their interest in this moth and their attempts to determine the moth's ID by genitalia dissection. They were unable to succeed but reported to me that the specimen is a male.
… Peter Homann, 18 May, 2018 - 2:34pm login or register to post comments

 
Confirmed
Per Terry Harrison, David Adamski has confirmed that this is Glyphidocera floridanella. Your images have been added to MPG. Thanks!
… Steve Nanz, 2 December, 2018 - 3:37pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… Kyhl Austin, 20 March, 2018 - 8:43pm login or register to post comments

Agree with Glyphidocera
As probable ID. No ideas on species.
… Aaron Hunt, 15 March, 2018 - 11:22am login or register to post comments

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