Species Porphyrosela desmodiella - Hodges#0843

Classification · Hodges Number · Explanation of Names · Range · Food · Print References · Internet References

St. Andrews leaf miner on Centrosema virginianum SA488 2016 2 - Porphyrosela desmodiella

St. Andrews leaf miner on Centrosema virginianum SA488 2016 3 - Porphyrosela desmodiella

Gracillariidae, under side of leaf, Round-headed Bush Clover - Porphyrosela desmodiella

Lake Crabtree leaf miner on Lespedeza cuneata D1106 2018 1 - Porphyrosela desmodiella

Lake Crabtree leaf miner on Lespedeza repens D1673 adult 2019 1 - Porphyrosela desmodiella

Lake Crabtree leaf miner on Lespedeza repens D1673 adult 2019 2 - Porphyrosela desmodiella

Porphyrosela desmodiella? - Porphyrosela desmodiella

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Gracillarioidea (Ribbed Cocoon-maker and Leaf Blotch Miner Moths)

Family Gracillariidae (Leaf Blotch Miner Moths)

Subfamily Lithocolletinae

Genus Porphyrosela

Species desmodiella (Porphyrosela desmodiella - Hodges#0843)

Hodges Number

0843

Explanation of Names

Porphyrosela desmodiella (Clemens, 1859)

Range

scattered e. US records - Map (MPG)

Food

The larva makes a tentiform leaf mine on the underside of the leaflet of a number of different species of Fabaceae including Lespedeza capitata and Desmodium spp. - Terry Harrison, 17 June, 2008

Print References

Eiseman, Charles S., Tracy S. Feldman, Eric F. LoPresti, and Michael W. Palmer. 2017. First North American records of Porphyrosela minuta Clarke (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), with notes on its native congener, P. desmodiella (Clemens). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 119(1): 18-23.

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group - MPG

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 17 June, 2008 - 1:50pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, Ron M., ceiseman, Kyhl Austin
Last updated 18 August, 2017 - 9:03am

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