Philodoria

Philodoria
Philodoria splendida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Subfamily: Gracillariinae
Genus: Philodoria
Walsingham, 1907
Species

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Synonyms
  • Euphilodoria Zimmermann, 1978

Philodoria is a genus of moths in the family Gracillariidae. All species are endemic to Hawaii.

Life history

The larvae mine the leaves of many kinds of broad-leaved plants. Some of the species pupate within the larval mines, but others emerge from their mines to pupate.

Species

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