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Philodoria pittosporella

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Philodoria pittosporella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Philodoria
Species:
P. pittosporella
Binomial name
Philodoria pittosporella
(Swezey, 1928)
Synonyms
  • Parectopa pittosporella Swezey, 1928

Philodoria pittosporella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It was first described by Otto Herman Swezey in 1928. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Oahu.[1]

The larvae feed on Pittosporum species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The larva emerges from the mine to spin a cocoon on the leaf surface.

References

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