Philodoria hibiscella: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Gracillariidae
Genus
Philodoria
Species
Philodoria hibiscella
Scientific Name
Philodoria hibiscella

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Philodoria hibiscella

Philodoria hibiscella, the hibiscus leaf miner, is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It was first described by Otto Swezey in 1913. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Oahu and Hawaii.

The larvae feed on Hibiscus arnottianus and Hibiscus rosa-sinensis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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Philodoria hibiscella in languages:

English
hibiscus leafminer