Philodoria ureraella

Philodoria ureraella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It was first described by Otto Swezey in 1915. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Oahu.

Philodoria ureraella
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Philodoria
Species:
P. ureraella
Binomial name
Philodoria ureraella
(Swezey, 1915)
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria ureraella Swezey, 1915
  • Parectopa ureraella

The larvae feed on Urera sandwicensis and Urera kaalae.

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


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