Philodoria neraudicola

Philodoria neraudicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Philodoria
Species: P. neraudicola
Binomial name
Philodoria neraudicola
(Swezey, 1920)
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria neraudicola Swezey, 1920
  • Parectopa neraudicola

Philodoria neraudicola is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai and Hawaii.

The larvae feed on Neraudia melastomaefolia and Pipturus albidus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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