Philodoria kauaulaensis Kobayashi, Johns & Kawahara, 2018

Figs. 7C, 56D, E, 79E.

Philodoria kauaulaensis Kobayashi, Johns & Kawahara, 2018: 126–129, figs. 5I, J, 7H, 10, 14B.

Type locality. Kauaula (Maui).

Type material. Holotype ♀, Kauaula, Maui, 18.viii.2014 (stored in 99% ethanol), C.A. Johns leg., host: Myrsine lanaiensis, 31.vii.2014, CJ-381, SK 690 in BPBM.

Diagnosis. The forewing pattern is similar to that of P. succedanea, but differs from the latter by having broad orange transverse fasciae and a white and bronze band near the apical portion of wing, in the middle interrupted by a blue patch (Fig. 7C) (Kobayashi et al. 2018).

Adult (Fig. 7C). Forewing length 2.4 mm, basal part of forewing missing.

Male genitalia. Unknown and Female genitalia figured (Fig. 55D, E). See also Kobayashi et al. (2018).

Distribution. Maui.

Host plants. Primulaceae: Myrsine lanaiensis Hillebr., M. lessertiana A. DC. and M. sandwicensis A. DC.

Biology. (Fig. 79E). Kobayashi et al. (2018: 128, fig. 10, 14B) reported the leaf mine and pupal cocoon.