Philodoria neraudicola
| Philodoria neraudicola | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Philodoria |
| Species: | P. neraudicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Philodoria neraudicola (Swezey, 1920) | |
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Philodoria neraudicola is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai and Hawaii.
The larvae feed on Neraudia melastomaefolia and Pipturus albidus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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