Philodoria dubauticola

Philodoria dubauticola is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It was first described by Otto Swezey in 1940. It is only known from the Hawaiian island of Maui.

Philodoria dubauticola
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Philodoria
Species:
P. dubauticola
Binomial name
Philodoria dubauticola
(Swezey, 1940)
Synonyms
  • Parectopa dubauticola Swezey, 1940

The larvae feed on Dubautia plantaginea. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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


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