Philodoria naenaeiella

Philodoria naenaeiella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It was first described by Otto Swezey in 1940. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Oahu.

Philodoria naenaeiella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Philodoria
Species:
P. naenaeiella
Binomial name
Philodoria naenaeiella
(Swezey, 1940)
Synonyms
  • Parectopa naenaeiella Swezey, 1940

The larvae feed on Dubautia laxa and Hesperomannia arborescens swezeyi. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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