Glycerophthora is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Glycerophthora clavicularis, which is found in Malaysia.[1]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Subfamily: | Gelechiinae |
Genus: | Glycerophthora Meyrick, 1935 |
Species: | G. clavicularis
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Binomial name | |
Glycerophthora clavicularis Meyrick, 1935
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The larvae feed on Garcinia mangostana. Pupation takes place in a white silken cocoon.[2]
References
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- ^ "Exotic Microlep. 4 (18-19): 590". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2022-03-07.