Philodoria lipochaetaella
| Philodoria lipochaetaella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Philodoria |
| Species: | P. lipochaetaella |
| Binomial name | |
| Philodoria lipochaetaella (Swezey, 1940) | |
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Philodoria lipochaetaella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Maui.
The larvae feed on Lipochaeta lavarum. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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