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
2019-08-05	Porter	Joll, Chris	Adult
2019-08-04	Porter	Joll, Chris	Adult
2019-07-28	Lake	Welton, Rick	Adult
2019-07-26	Lake	Welton, Rick	Adult
2019-07-17	Porter	Joll, Chris	Adult
2019-06-17	Scott	Lowry, Brian	Adult Confirmed by BAMONA

Observation Details	Images
Date: 2019-08-05 County: Porter Observer: Joll, Chris Notes: Adult
Date: 2019-08-04 County: Porter Observer: Joll, Chris Notes: Adult
Date: 2019-07-28 County: Lake Observer: Welton, Rick Notes: Adult
Date: 2019-07-26 County: Lake Observer: Welton, Rick Notes: Adult
Date: 2019-07-17 County: Porter Observer: Joll, Chris Notes: Adult
Date: 2019-06-17 County: Scott Observer: Lowry, Brian Notes: Adult Confirmed by BAMONA

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