Glyphipterix umbilici

Short description: Species of moth

Glyphipterix umbilici

Scientific classification
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

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]

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.

## References

1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
2. ↑ Glyphipterix at funet
3. ↑ bladmineerders.nl

Wikidata ☰ Q5573461 entry

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