Perthida glyphopa

(Perthida glyphopa)

Description

Perthida glyphopa, the Western Australian jarrah leafminer, is a moth of the Incurvariidae family. It was described by Ian Francis Bell Common in 1969 and is known from southwestern Australia. The larvae feed on Eucalyptus marginata and Eucalyptus rudis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Incurvariidae
Genus:Perthida
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