Philodoria touchardiella

Philodoria touchardiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Philodoria
Species: P. touchardiella
Binomial name
Philodoria touchardiella
(Swezey, 1928)
Synonyms
  • Parectopa touchardiella Swezey, 1928

Philodoria touchardiella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Maui.

The larvae feed on Touchardia latifolia. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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