Philodoria naenaeiella

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

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

The larvae feed on Dubautia laxa and Hesperomannia arborescens swezeyi. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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