Philodoria ureraella

Philodoria ureraella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It was first described by Otto Swezey in 1915. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Oahu.

Philodoria ureraella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Philodoria
Species:
P. ureraella
Binomial name
Philodoria ureraella
(Swezey, 1915)
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria ureraella Swezey, 1915
  • Parectopa ureraella

The larvae feed on Urera sandwicensis and Urera kaalae. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as a small roundish blotch becoming irregular as it becomes larger from the eating of the larva within. Full-grown larvae are about 6 mm long and pale greenish.

The larva emerges to spin a whitish cocoon on the surface of the leaf. The pupa is about 4 mm long and pale greenish. The pupal period lasts about 10 days.

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


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