Philodoria

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Kingdom Animalia Family Gracillariidae Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths		Class Insecta Subfamily Gracillariinae Rank Genus

Similar Butterflies and moths, Gracillaria, Parectopa, Epicephala, Caloptilia

Philodoria is a genus of moths in the family Gracillariidae. All species are endemic to Hawaii.

Life history

The larvae mine the leaves of many kinds of broad-leaved plants. Some of the species pupate within the larval mines, but others emerge from their mines to pupate.

Species

Philodoria auromagnifica Walsingham, 1907

Philodoria basalis Walsingham, 1907

Philodoria costalis Swezey, 1934

Philodoria dubauticola (Swezey, 1940)

Philodoria dubautiella (Swezey, 1913)

Philodoria epibathra (Walsingham, 1907)

Philodoria floscula Walsingham, 1907

Philodoria hauicola (Swezey, 1910)

Philodoria hibiscella (Swezey, 1913)

Philodoria lipochaetaella (Swezey, 1940)

Philodoria lysimachiella Swezey, 1928

Philodoria marginestrigata (Walsingham, 1907)

Philodoria micropetala Walsingham, 1907

Philodoria molokaiensis Swezey, 1928

Philodoria naenaeiella (Swezey, 1940)

Philodoria neraudicola (Swezey, 1920)

Philodoria nigrella Walsingham, 1907

Philodoria nigrelloides (Swezey, 1946)

Philodoria pipturiana Swezey, 1923

Philodoria pipturicola Swezey, 1915

Philodoria pipturiella Swezey, 1923

Philodoria pittosporella (Swezey, 1928)

Philodoria sciallactis (Meyrick, 1928)

Philodoria spilota (Walsingham, 1907)

Philodoria splendida Walsingham, 1907

Philodoria succedanea Walsingham, 1907

Philodoria touchardiella (Swezey, 1928)

Philodoria ureraella (Swezey, 1915)

Philodoria urerana (Swezey, 1915)

Philodoria wilkesiella Swezey, 1940

References

Philodoria Wikipedia

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