Porphyrosela dismochrysa
| Porphyrosela dismochrysa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Porphyrosela |
| Species: | P. dismochrysa |
| Binomial name | |
| Porphyrosela dismochrysa (Lower, 1897)[1] | |
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Porphyrosela dismochrysa is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. 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.
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