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Philodoria spilota

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Philodoria spilota
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P. spilota
Binomial name
Philodoria spilota
(Walsingham, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Elachista spilota Walsingham, 1907

Philodoria spilota is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Maui.

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.