Philodoria costalis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It was first described by Otto Herman Swezey in 1934. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Oahu.

Philodoria costalis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Philodoria
Species:
P. costalis
Binomial name
Philodoria costalis
Swezey, 1934

The larvae feed on Pipturus species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The larvae emerge from the mine to form an oval brown cocoon on the surface of the leaves.

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