Philodoria naenaeiella

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;

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.

The larvae feed on and Hesperomannia arborescens swezeyi. 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.

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