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Perthida glyphopa

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.

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93 w
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Perthida glyphopa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Incurvariidae
Genus: Perthida
Species:
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

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Perthida glyphopa Common, 1969". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  2. Australian Faunal Directory