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