Philodoria spilota
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Insecta
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Species: | P. spilota
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Philodoria spilota (Walsingham, 1907)
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Philodoria spilota is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Maui.
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
- Taxa named by Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham
- Moths described in 1907
- Gracillariinae stubs