Glyphipterix umbilici explained

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.[3] The larvae are yellowish white with a brown head. They can be found in February and April.

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303171511/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=434059 Fauna Europaea
  2. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/yponomeutoidea/glyphipterigidae/glyphipteriginae/glyphipterix/index.html Glyphipterix at funet
  3. Web site: bladmineerders.nl . 2012-04-11 . 2016-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225103/http://www.bladmineerders.nl/minersf/lepidopteramin/glyphipterix/umbilici/umbilici.htm . dead .

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