Philodoria micropetala

Philodoria micropetala
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Philodoria
Species: P. micropetala
Binomial name
Philodoria micropetala
Walsingham, 1907

Philodoria micropetala is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Kauai.

The larvae feed on Pipturus species. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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