Philodoria lipochaetaella

Philodoria lipochaetaella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It was first described by Otto Swezey in 1940. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Maui.

Philodoria lipochaetaella
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P. lipochaetaella
Binomial name
Philodoria lipochaetaella
(Swezey, 1940)
Synonyms
  • Parectopa lipochaetaella Swezey, 1940
  • Parectopa lipochaetae Swezey, 1946

The larvae feed on Lipochaeta lavarum. They probably 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.