| Perthida glyphopa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Incurvariidae |
| Genus: | Perthida |
| Species: | P. glyphopa
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| Binomial name | |
| Perthida glyphopa Common, 1969
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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
- Savela, Markku. "Perthida glyphopa Common, 1969". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
- Australian Faunal Directory