Philodoria nigrelloides

Philodoria nigrelloides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Philodoria
Species: P. nigrelloides
Binomial name
Philodoria nigrelloides
(Swezey, 1946)
Synonyms
  • Parectopa nigrelloides Swezey, 1946

Philodoria nigrelloides is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Kauai.

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

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