Philodoria hauicola

Philodoria hauicola, the hau leaf miner, is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It was first described by Otto Herman Swezey in 1910. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu, Maui and Hawaii.

Philodoria hauicola
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P. hauicola
Binomial name
Philodoria hauicola
(Swezey, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria hauicola Swezey, 1910
  • Parectopa hauicola

The larvae feed on Hibiscus tiliaceus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. As many as 60 mines can be found in a single large leaf. The larva emerges from the mine to form an oval, white cocoon, usually on the upper leaf surface, but it may also be formed on nearby objects.

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


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