Western Australian jarrah leafminer
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P. glyphopa
Binomial name
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

  1. Savela, Markku. "Perthida glyphopa Common, 1969". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  2. Australian Faunal Directory


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