Philodoria nigrelloides

Philodoria nigrelloides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Philodoria
Species: P. nigrelloides
Binomial name
Philodoria nigrelloides
(Swezey, 1946)
Synonyms
  • Parectopa nigrelloides Swezey, 1946

Philodoria nigrelloides is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It was first described by Otto Swezey in 1946. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Kauai.

The larvae feed on Dubautia species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu.


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