Philodoria epibathra

Philodoria epibathra is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Molokai.

Philodoria epibathra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Philodoria
Species:
P. epibathra
Binomial name
Philodoria epibathra
(Walsingham, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria epibathra Walsingham, 1907
  • Parectopa epibathra

They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.


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