Porphyrosela aglaozona

Summary

Porphyrosela aglaozona is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known in Australia in the states of New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria and on Fiji.[2]

Porphyrosela aglaozona
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Porphyrosela
Species:
P. aglaozona
Binomial name
Porphyrosela aglaozona
(Meyrick, 1882)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis aglaozona Meyrick, 1882
  • Porphyrosela agaozoma (Neale, 1995)

The larvae feed on Desmodium, Glycine, Kennedia (including Kennedia rubicunda) and Phaseolus species (including Phaseolus atropurpureus, Phaseolus vulgaris and Pueraria montana). They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the a tentiform shape.

References edit

  1. ^ Australian Faunal Directory
  2. ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)