Glyphipterix umbilici

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Glyphipterix umbilici
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Glyphipterigidae
Genus: Glyphipterix
Species:
G. umbilici
Binomial name
Glyphipterix umbilici
M. Hering, 1927
Synonyms
  • Glyphipterix talhoukiDiakonoff, 1978

Glyphipterix umbilici is a moth of the family Glyphipterigidae. It is found on the Canary Islands and Sardinia and in Portugal [1] and Lebanon. [2]

The larvae feed on Umbilicus rupestris . They mine the leaves of their host plant. [3] The larvae are yellowish white with a brown head. They can be found in February and April.

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References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Glyphipterix at funet Archived April 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-04-11.