Philodoria nigrella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the island of Hawaii.

Philodoria nigrella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Philodoria
Species:
P. nigrella
Binomial name
Philodoria nigrella

The larvae probably mine the leaves of their host plant like other members of the Philodoria genus.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ Johns, C. A., Moore, M. R., & Kawahara, A. Y. (2016). Molecular Phylogeny, Revised Higher Classification, and Implications for Conservation of Endangered Hawaiian Leaf-Mining Moths (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae: Philodoria) 1. Pacific Science, 70(3), 361-372.

External links edit

  •   Data related to Philodoria nigrella at Wikispecies
  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.