Philodoria is a genus of moths in the family Gracillariidae. All species are endemic to Hawaii. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907.
Life history
The larvae mine the leaves of many kinds of broad-leaved plants. Some of the species pupate within the larval mines, but others emerge from their mines to pupate.
Species
- Philodoria auromagnifica <small>Walsingham, 1907</small>
- Philodoria basalis <small>Walsingham, 1907</small>
- Philodoria costalis <small>Swezey, 1934</small>
- Philodoria dubauticola <small>(Swezey, 1940)</small>
- Philodoria dubautiella <small>(Swezey, 1913)</small>
- Philodoria epibathra <small>(Walsingham, 1907)</small>
- Philodoria floscula <small>Walsingham, 1907</small>
- Philodoria hauicola <small>(Swezey, 1910)</small>
- Philodoria hibiscella <small>(Swezey, 1913)</small>
- Philodoria lipochaetaella <small>(Swezey, 1940)</small>
- Philodoria lysimachiella <small>Swezey, 1928</small>
- Philodoria marginestrigata <small>(Walsingham, 1907)</small>
- Philodoria micropetala <small>Walsingham, 1907</small>
- Philodoria molokaiensis <small>Swezey, 1928</small>
- Philodoria naenaeiella <small>(Swezey, 1940)</small>
- Philodoria neraudicola <small>(Swezey, 1920)</small>
- Philodoria nigrella <small>Walsingham, 1907</small>
- Philodoria nigrelloides <small>(Swezey, 1946)</small>
- Philodoria pipturiana <small>Swezey, 1923</small>
- Philodoria pipturicola <small>Swezey, 1915</small>
- Philodoria pipturiella <small>Swezey, 1923</small>
- Philodoria pittosporella <small>(Swezey, 1928)</small>
- Philodoria sciallactis <small>(Meyrick, 1928)</small>
- Philodoria spilota <small>(Walsingham, 1907)</small>
- Philodoria splendida <small>Walsingham, 1907</small>
- Philodoria succedanea <small>Walsingham, 1907</small>
- Philodoria touchardiella <small>(Swezey, 1928)</small>
- Philodoria ureraella <small>(Swezey, 1915)</small>
- Philodoria urerana <small>(Swezey, 1915)</small>
- Philodoria wilkesiella <small>Swezey, 1940</small>
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