Hawaiian endemic leaf-mining moth genus Philodoria Walsingham (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae):

its conservation status and their pictorial key and host plants

Abstract

This paper provides Japanese review for gracillariid moths in the endemic genus Philodoria Walsingham, 1907 in the Hawaiian Islands, United States. These larvae feeds on many threatened and endangered Hawaiian endemic plants. All Philodoria species are reviewed based Kobayashi et al. (2021) and illustratied a key based on adult forewing color and pattern.