| 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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Philodoria nigrella Walsingham, 1907 | |
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.
References
- 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
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.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Philodoria nigrella | |
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