Philodoria touchardiella

Philodoria touchardiella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It was first described by Otto Herman Swezey in 1928. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Maui.

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

The larvae feed on Touchardia latifolia. 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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