Glyphidocera recticostella

Glyphidocera recticostella is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham, in 1897. It is found in the West Indies, where it has been recorded from Grenada.^[1]

Glyphidocera recticostella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Autostichidae
Genus:	Glyphidocera
Species:	G. recticostella
Binomial name
Glyphidocera recticostella Walsingham, 1897

The wingspan is 23–25 mm. The forewings are greyish fuscous with a slight purplish tinge and a very faint indication of a dark spot at the end of the cell. The hindwings are greyish brown.^[2]