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Philodoria marginestrigata (Ilima Leaf Miner)

Synonyms: Philodoria marginistrigata

Wikipedia Abstract

The ilima leaf miner (Philodoria marginestrigata) is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Nihoa, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai and Hawaii. The larvae feed on Dubautia species, Xanthium echinatum, Xanthium strumarium, Abutilon species (including Abutilon grandifolium, Abutilon incanum and Abutilon molle), Sida species (Sida cordifolia, Sida fallax, Sida meyeniana and Sida rhombifolia) and Datura species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. There may be as many as twelve mines in a single leaf, and the cocoon is made within the mine.
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Prey / Diet

Abutilon grandiflorum (llima)[1]
Abutilon grandifolium (hairy Indian mallow)[1]
Abutilon incanum (pelotazo)[1]
Sida fallax (yellow llima)[1]
Sida rhombifolia (arrowleaf sida)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Acrocercops quinquistrigella1
Melanaspis deklei1

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0