Glycerophthora | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Subfamily: | Gelechiinae |
Genus: | Glycerophthora Meyrick, 1935 |
Species: | G. clavicularis |
Binomial name | |
Glycerophthora clavicularis Meyrick, 1935 | |
Glycerophthora is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Glycerophthora clavicularis, which is found in Malaysia. [1]
The larvae feed on Garcinia mangostana . Pupation takes place in a white silken cocoon. [2]