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Philodoria dubautiella

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Philodoria dubautiella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Philodoria
Species:
P. dubautiella
Binomial name
Philodoria dubautiella
(Swezey, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria dubautiella Swezey, 1913
  • Parectopa dubautiella

Philodoria dubautiella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It was first described by Otto Swezey in 1913. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Oahu.

The larvae feed on Dubautia plantaginea. 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.