Glyphidocera juniperella — Juniper Tip Moth

Adamski, 1987

Hodges# 1136.1

Etymology

Glyphidocera: Derived from the Greek words gluphḗ meaning “carving or notch” and keras meaning “horn,” which is descriptive of their antennae.

juniperella: Combines juniper, the primary larval host plant and ella, meaning “small”.

Pronunciation

glif-uh-doh-sihr-uh joon-ip-ur-el-tuh

Documented Occurrences

This map shows the confirmed sightings of the juniper tip moth in Indiana. All sightings were confirmed through photographic documentation by individuals who contributed to the Great American IN Nature Lepidoptera Project (GAIN LP).

GAIN LP Sightings

Date	County	Observer	Notes	Image1	Image2
2024-06-14	Brown	Pollock, Michele
2024-05-20	Scott	Lowry, Brian
2023-08-05	Hamilton	McCord, Dan
2023-08-04	Newton	Jaskula, Jeanette
2023-07-27	St. Joseph	Mysore, Keshava
2023-07-16	Lake	Jaskula, Jeanette
2022-08-28	Marion	Schwedler, Kat
2022-08-17	Marion	Schwedler, Kat
2022-07-27	Lake	Moore, Chris
2022-07-23	Brown	Pollock, Michele

Observation Details	Images
Date: 2024-06-14 County: Brown Observer: Pollock, Michele Notes:
Date: 2024-05-20 County: Scott Observer: Lowry, Brian Notes:
Date: 2023-08-05 County: Hamilton Observer: McCord, Dan Notes:
Date: 2023-08-04 County: Newton Observer: Jaskula, Jeanette Notes:
Date: 2023-07-27 County: St. Joseph Observer: Mysore, Keshava Notes:
Date: 2023-07-16 County: Lake Observer: Jaskula, Jeanette Notes:
Date: 2022-08-28 County: Marion Observer: Schwedler, Kat Notes:
Date: 2022-08-17 County: Marion Observer: Schwedler, Kat Notes:
Date: 2022-07-27 County: Lake Observer: Moore, Chris Notes:
Date: 2022-07-23 County: Brown Observer: Pollock, Michele Notes:

Glyphidocera juniperella Sightings by Month

Conservation Status

• Global status: GNR (not yet ranked)
• National status: NNR (not yet ranked)
• Indiana status: SNR (not yet ranked)

Floral Associates

Juniper Tip Moth caterpillars are larval host on junipers, though the only documented juniper host species is creeping juniper Juniperus horizontalis, which is not native to Indiana, but found Illinois and Michigan.

Known Larval Food Sources in Indiana
Family	Taxonomic Name	Common Name
Order: Pinales
Cupressaceae	Juniperus spp.	junipers