Philodoria spilota is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Maui.

Philodoria spilota
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Philodoria
Species:
P. spilota
Binomial name
Philodoria spilota
(Walsingham, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Elachista spilota Walsingham, 1907

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.