Glyphipterix umbilici
Glyphipterix umbilici | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Glyphipterigidae |
Genus: | Glyphipterix |
Species: | G. umbilici |
Binomial name | |
Glyphipterix umbilici M. Hering, 1927 | |
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Glyphipterix umbilici is a moth of the Glyphipterigidae family. 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. The mine starts as a branching corridor with a central line of green frass. Later, it becomes a full depth blotch. A larva may vacate the mine and start mining elsewhere. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.[3] The larvae are yellowish white with a brown head. They can be found in February and April.
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