Glyphipterix umbilici

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]

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

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.