Philodoria lysimachiella
Philodoria lysimachiella | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Insecta
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Species: | P. lysimachiella
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Binomial name | |
Philodoria lysimachiella Swezey, 1928
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Philodoria lysimachiella 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.
The larvae feed on . They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
External links[]
- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.
Categories:
- Philodoria
- Endemic moths of Hawaii
- Gracillariinae stubs