Philodoria neraudicola
Appearance
Philodoria neraudicola | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Philodoria |
Species: | P. neraudicola
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Binomial name | |
Philodoria neraudicola (Swezey, 1920)
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Philodoria neraudicola is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It was first described by Otto Swezey in 1920. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai and Hawaii.
The larvae feed on Neraudia melastomaefolia and Pipturus albidus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
External links
[edit]- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.