Glyphidocera septentrionella

(Busck, 1904)

Hodges# 1142

Etymology

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

septentrionella: Combines the Latin septentrion for “northern” with the suffix ella for “small.”

Pronunciation

glif-uh-doh-sihr-uh sep-ten-tree-on-el-uh

Documented Occurrences

This map shows the confirmed sightings of the Glyphidocera septentrionella 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
2024-06-11	Brown	Pollock, Michele
2023-07-18	Washington	Hendrix, Suzanna
2022-07-30	Porter	Joll, Chris
2022-07-29	Lake	Halon, Joelle
2022-07-26	Lake	Halon, Joelle
2022-07-14	Lake	Halon, Joelle
2022-06-27	Hamilton	McCord, Dan	Adult
2021-06-24	Hamilton	McCord, Dan	Adult 2 p
2020-07-20	Brown	Pollock, Michele	Adult
2020-07-17	Porter	Joll, Chris	Adult

Observation Details	Images
Date: 2024-06-11 County: Brown Observer: Pollock, Michele Notes:
Date: 2023-07-18 County: Washington Observer: Hendrix, Suzanna Notes:
Date: 2022-07-30 County: Porter Observer: Joll, Chris Notes:
Date: 2022-07-29 County: Lake Observer: Halon, Joelle Notes:
Date: 2022-07-26 County: Lake Observer: Halon, Joelle Notes:
Date: 2022-07-14 County: Lake Observer: Halon, Joelle Notes:
Date: 2022-06-27 County: Hamilton Observer: McCord, Dan Notes: Adult
Date: 2021-06-24 County: Hamilton Observer: McCord, Dan Notes: Adult 2 p
Date: 2020-07-20 County: Brown Observer: Pollock, Michele Notes: Adult
Date: 2020-07-17 County: Porter Observer: Joll, Chris Notes: Adult

Glyphidocera septentrionella Sightings by Month

Conservation Status

• Global status: G5 (secure)
• National status: N4/N5 (apparently secure/secure)
• Indiana status: SNR (not yet ranked)

Floral Associates

Currently, the larval hosts for Glyphidocera septentrionella are unknown.

Known Larval Food Sources in Indiana
Family	Taxonomic Name	Common Name
Order: Unknown
Unknown	Unknown	unknown