Philodoria wilkesiella
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| Philodoria wilkesiella Swezey, 1940
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Philodoria wilkesiella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It was first described by Otto Swezey in 1940. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Maui.
Adults have a distinctive color pattern.
The larvae feed on Argyroxiphium grayana. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
External links
- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.
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