A <em>Glyphidocera septentrionella</em> in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/7/2017). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. (Photo ID: 96597 - Psn: 20)

A Glyphidocera septentrionella in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/7/2017). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

View Record Details Photo by Mark Etheridge MBP List

A <em>Glyphidocera septentrionella</em> in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/12/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA (Photo ID: 51084 - Psn: 30)

A Glyphidocera septentrionella in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/12/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA

View Record Details Photo by Robert Aguilar, SERC MBP List

<em>Glyphidocera septentrionella</em> in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/14/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 423629 - Psn: 55)

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A <em>Glyphidocera septentrionella</em> in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/26/2014). (Photo ID: 103088 - Psn: 65)

A Glyphidocera septentrionella in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/26/2014).

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<em>Glyphidocera septentrionella</em> in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/2/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 439712 - Psn: 76)

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<em>Glyphidocera septentrionella</em> in Caroline Co., Maryland (7/27/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1339205 - Psn: 200)

Glyphidocera septentrionella in Caroline Co., Maryland (7/27/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Glyphidocera septentrionella in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/7/2017). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

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A Glyphidocera septentrionella in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/26/2014). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

Glyphidocera septentrionella in Caroline Co., Maryland (7/27/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

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Glyphidocera septentrionella


Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Autostichidae
Genus:	Glyphidocera
Species:	G. septentrionella
Binomial name
*Glyphidocera septentrionella* Busck, 1904
Synonyms
Glyphidocera speratella Busck, 1908 Glyphidocera isonephes Meyrick, 1929

Glyphidocera septentrionella is a moth of the family Autostichidae. It is known from North America, including British Columbia, California, Illinois, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Texas.^[1]^[2]

The wingspan is 18–19 mm. The antennae are yellowish fuscous and the face and head are yellowish. The thorax and forewings are yellowish fuscous, evenly sprinkled with black scales. There is a very faint blackish round spot on the basal part of the cell and a similar one somewhat more pronounced on the middle of the cell and a double one at the end of the cell. The hindwings are yellowish fuscous.

References

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^ Savela, Markku. "Glyphidocera Walsingham, [1892]". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
^ mothphotographersgroup