Philodoria naenaeiella

Philodoria naenaeiella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It was first described by Otto Swezey in 1940. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Oahu.

Philodoria naenaeiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Philodoria
Species:
P. naenaeiella
Binomial name
Philodoria naenaeiella
(Swezey, 1940)
Synonyms
  • Parectopa naenaeiella Swezey, 1940

The larvae feed on Dubautia laxa and Hesperomannia arborescens swezeyi. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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


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