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.
| Philodoria nigrella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Philodoria |
| Species: | P. nigrella
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| Binomial name | |
| Philodoria nigrella Walsingham, 1907
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The larvae probably mine the leaves of their host plant like other members of the Philodoria genus.[1]
References
edit- ^ 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.
External links
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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.
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