Global InformationGlyphipterix umbilici information
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Glyphipterigidae |
| Genus: | Glyphipterix |
| Species: | G. umbilici
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| Glyphipterix umbilici M. Hering, 1927
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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.
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Glyphipterix at funet Archived April 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-04-11.