Glyptocera
Genus of moths
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Glyptocera is a genus of snout moths.[1] It was described by Ragonot in 1889, and contains the species G. consobrinella. It is found in eastern North America, including Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, and Quebec.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Subfamily: | Phycitinae |
| Genus: | Glyptocera Ragonot, 1889 |
| Species: | G. consobrinella |
| Binomial name | |
| Glyptocera consobrinella (Zeller, 1872) | |
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The larvae feed on Viburnum (including Viburnum lentago) and Acer species.[3]
