Philodoria marginestrigata

Philodoria marginestrigata, the ilima leaf miner, is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Nihoa, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai and Hawaii.

Philodoria marginestrigata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Philodoria
Species:
P. marginestrigata
Binomial name
Philodoria marginestrigata
(Walsingham, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria marginestrigata Walsingham, 1907
  • Parectopa marginestrigata

The larvae feed on Dubautia species, Xanthium echinatum, Xanthium strumarium, Abutilon species (including Abutilon grandifolium, Abutilon incanum and Abutilon molle), Sida species (Sida cordifolia, Sida fallax, Sida meyeniana and Sida rhombifolia) and Datura species. They 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.