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Philodoria micropetala

Wikipedia Abstract

Philodoria micropetala is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Kauai. The larvae feed on Pipturus species. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
View Wikipedia Record: Philodoria micropetala

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Philodoria micropetala

Prey / Diet

Pipturus albidus (Waimea pipturus)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Philodoria costalis1
Philodoria neraudicola1
Philodoria pipturicola1
Philodoria pipturiella1

External References

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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
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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