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Philodoria neraudicola

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Philodoria neraudicola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Philodoria
Species:
P. neraudicola
Binomial name
Philodoria neraudicola
(Swezey, 1920)
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria neraudicola Swezey, 1920
  • Parectopa neraudicola

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.

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  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.