Biology:Perthida glyphopa

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Short description: Species of moth


Western Australian jarrah leafminer
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P. glyphopa
Binomial name
Perthida glyphopa
Common, 1969

Perthida glyphopa, the Western Australian jarrah leafminer, is a moth of the family Incurvariidae. It was described by Ian Francis Bell Common in 1969 and is known from southwestern Australia .[1]

The larvae feed on Eucalyptus marginata and Eucalyptus rudis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7170924 entry