Perthida Glyphopa
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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 Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
. The larvae feed on '' Eucalyptus marginata'' and ''
Eucalyptus rudis ''Eucalyptus rudis'', commonly known as flooded gum or moitch, is a species of small to medium-sized tree endemic to coastal areas near Perth, Western Australia. The Noongar names for the tree are colaille, gooloorto, koolert and moitch. This tr ...
''. They mine the leaves of their host plant.Australian Faunal Directory
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Moths described in 1969 Incurvariidae {{Incurvarioidea-stub