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Philodoria nigrella

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Philodoria nigrella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Philodoria
Species:
P. nigrella
Binomial name
Philodoria nigrella

Philodoria nigrella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the island of Hawaii.

The larvae probably mine the leaves of their host plant like other members of the Philodoria genus.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Johns, C. A., Moore, M. R., & Kawahara, A. Y. (2016). Molecular Phylogeny, Revised Higher Classification, and Implications for Conservation of Endangered Hawaiian Leaf-Mining Moths (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae: Philodoria) 1. Pacific Science, 70(3), 361-372.
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  • Data related to Philodoria nigrella at Wikispecies
  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.