Porphyrosela dismochrysa is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Australian states of New South Wales and South Australia.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Porphyrosela |
| Species: | P. dismochrysa
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| Porphyrosela dismochrysa | |
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The larvae feed on Hardenbergia species (including Hardenbergia ovata), Kennedia nigricans and Meibomia viridiflora. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
This species was first described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1897.[3]
References edit
- ^ Australian Faunal Directory
- ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
- ^ O. B. Lower (1897). "Descriptions of new species of Australian Lepidoptera, with notes on synonymy". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 22: 10–32. doi:10.5962/BHL.PART.12699. ISSN 0370-047X. Wikidata Q56007903.
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