Glyphipterix umbilici

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]

Glyphipterix umbilici
Scientific classification
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 talhouki Diakonoff, 1978

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.

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.


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