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Philodoria

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Gracillariidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Class
  
Insecta

Subfamily
  
Gracillariinae

Rank
  
Genus

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

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

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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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