Philodoria pittosporella

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

Philodoria pittosporella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Oahu.[1]

The larvae feed on Pittosporum species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The larva emerges from the mine to spin a cocoon on the leaf surface.

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