Porphyrosela dismochrysa

Porphyrosela dismochrysa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Porphyrosela
Species:	P. dismochrysa
Binomial name
	Porphyrosela dismochrysa; (Lower, 1897)[1]
Synonyms
	Lithocolletis dismochrysa Lower, 1897 ; Lithocolletis desmochrysa Turner, 1940; Porphyrosela nigricansella (Tepper, 1899);

Porphyrosela dismochrysa is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Australian states of New South Wales and South Australia.[2]

The larvae feed on Hardenbergia species (including Hardenbergia ovata), Kennedia nigricans and Meibomia viridiflora. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

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[1] Australian Faunal Directory

[2] Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)