| Western Australian jarrah leafminer | |
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| Species: | P. glyphopa |
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| 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
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Perthida glyphopa Common, 1969". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
- ↑ Australian Faunal Directory
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