Philodoria lysimachiella

Philodoria lysimachiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Philodoria
Species: P. lysimachiella
Binomial name
Philodoria lysimachiella
Swezey, 1928

Philodoria lysimachiella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Oahu.

The larvae feed on Lysimachia rotundifolia. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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