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Philodoria urerana

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

Philodoria urerana is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It was first described by Otto Swezey in 1915. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Oahu and Hawaii.

The larvae feed on Urera sandwicensis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

The pupal period lasts about 10 days.

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