Philodoria

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Philodoria is a genus of moths in the family Gracillariidae. All species are endemic to Hawaii. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907.[1]

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Philodoria
Philodoria splendida
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Subfamily: Gracillariinae
Genus: Philodoria
Walsingham, 1907
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Synonyms
  • Euphilodoria Zimmermann, 1978
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Life history

The larvae mine the leaves of many kinds of broad-leaved plants.[1] Some of the species pupate within the larval mines, but others emerge from their mines to pupate.

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