Perthida glyphopa
Species of moth
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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]
| Perthida glyphopa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Incurvariidae |
| Genus: | Perthida |
| Species: | P. glyphopa |
| Binomial name | |
| Perthida glyphopa Common, 1969 | |
The larvae feed on Eucalyptus marginata and Eucalyptus rudis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]
