Porphyrosela
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Porphyrosela is a genus of moth
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Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s in the family Gracillariidae
Gracillariidae
Gracillariidae is an important family of insects in the order Lepidoptera and the principal family of leaf miners that includes several economic, horticultural or recently invasive pest species such as the horse-chestnut leaf miner, Cameraria ohridella....
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Species
- Porphyrosela aglaozonaPorphyrosela aglaozonaPorphyrosela aglaozona is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and Fiji.The larvae feed on Desmodium, Glycine, Kennedia and Phaseolus species . They mine the leaves of their host plant...
(Meyrick, 1883) - Porphyrosela alternataPorphyrosela alternataPorphyrosela alternata is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Japan , Malaysia , Nepal and Taiwan. This species is a well-known pest of cotton.The wingspan is 2.6-4.3 mm....
Kumata, 1993 - Porphyrosela desmodiellaPorphyrosela desmodiellaPorphyrosela desmodiella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Brazil, Cuba, the Virgin Islands , Canada and the United States .The wingspan is 4.5-5...
(Clemens, 1859) - Porphyrosela dismochrysaPorphyrosela dismochrysaPorphyrosela dismochrysa is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from New South Wales and South Australia.The larvae feed on Hardenbergia species , Kennedia nigricans and Meibomia viridiflora. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant....
(Lower, 1897) - Porphyrosela dorindaPorphyrosela dorindaPorphyrosela dorinda is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Hong Kong, India , Japan , Malaysia, the Philippines and Taiwan.The wingspan is 3-4.1 mm....
(Meyrick, 1912) - Porphyrosela hardenbergiellaPorphyrosela hardenbergiellaPorphyrosela hardenbergiella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from New Zealand, but is adventive, since the host plant is Australian. The colony known to Wise has been destroyed since it’s discovery....
(Wise, 1957) - Porphyrosela homotrophaPorphyrosela homotrophaPorphyrosela homotropha is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Ethiopia.The larvae feed on Glycine max. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant....
Vári, 1963 - Porphyrosela minutaPorphyrosela minutaPorphyrosela minuta is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Argentina, Brazil and Chile.The larvae feed on Medicago sativa and Trifolium species . They probably mine the leaves of their host plant....
Clarke, 1953 - Porphyrosela neodoxaPorphyrosela neodoxaPorphyrosela neodoxa is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from India .The larvae feed on Cajanus cajan, Cajanus indicus, Desmodium, Rhynchosia species . They probably mine the leaves of their host plant....
(Meyrick, 1916) - Porphyrosela teramniPorphyrosela teramniPorphyrosela teramni is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from South Africa.The larvae feed on Teramnus species and Vigna species . They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a moderate, oblong, transparent, tentiform mine on underside of leaf....
Vári, 1961