Philodoria pipturiella

Philodoria pipturiella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It was first described by Otto Herman Swezey in 1923. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Oahu.

Philodoria pipturiella
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P. pipturiella
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Philodoria pipturiella
Swezey, 1923

The larvae feed on Pipturus species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Large leaves can contain up to a hundred mines. The cocoons are made on the underside of the leaf alongside a prominent vein. They are white and not very conspicuous.

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


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