Philodoria pipturiana

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Philodoria pipturiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
P. pipturiana
Binomial name
Philodoria pipturiana
Swezey, 1923

Philodoria pipturiana is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It was first described by Otto Herman Swezey in 1923. It is endemic to the island of Hawaii.

The larvae feed on Pipturus species. 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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