Philodoria touchardiella

Philodoria touchardiella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It was first described by Otto Herman Swezey in 1928. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Maui.

Philodoria touchardiella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Philodoria
Species:
P. touchardiella
Binomial name
Philodoria touchardiella
(Swezey, 1928)
Synonyms
  • Parectopa touchardiella Swezey, 1928

The larvae feed on Touchardia latifolia. 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.