Philodoria dubauticola

Philodoria dubauticola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Philodoria
Species: P. dubauticola
Binomial name
Philodoria dubauticola
(Swezey, 1940)
Synonyms
  • Parectopa dubauticola Swezey, 1940

Philodoria dubauticola is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is only known from the Hawaiian island of Maui.

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

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