Philodoria wilkesiella
Philodoria wilkesiella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Philodoria |
Species: | P. wilkesiella |
Binomial name | |
Philodoria wilkesiella Swezey, 1940 | |
Philodoria wilkesiella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is endemic to Maui.
Adults have a distinctive color pattern.
The larvae feed on Argyroxiphium grayana. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.