Philodoria pittosporella

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Philodoria pittosporella
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P. pittosporella
Binomial name
Philodoria pittosporella
(Swezey, 1928)
Synonyms
  • Parectopa pittosporellaSwezey, 1928

Philodoria pittosporella 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 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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References

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