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
2020-07-02	Hamilton	McCord, Dan	Adult
2019-07-12	Lake	Welton, Rick	Adult
2019-07-04	Hamilton	McCord, Dan	Adult
2019-06-17	Scott	Lowry, Brian	Adult
2018-08-12	Scott	Lowry, Brian	Adult

Observation Details	Images
Date: 2020-07-02 County: Hamilton Observer: McCord, Dan Notes: Adult
Date: 2019-07-12 County: Lake Observer: Welton, Rick Notes: Adult
Date: 2019-07-04 County: Hamilton Observer: McCord, Dan Notes: Adult
Date: 2019-06-17 County: Scott Observer: Lowry, Brian Notes: Adult
Date: 2018-08-12 County: Scott Observer: Lowry, Brian 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