Porphyrosela hardenbergiella

Porphyrosela hardenbergiella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Porphyrosela
Species:	P. hardenbergiella
Binomial name
	Porphyrosela hardenbergiella; (Wise, 1957)
Synonyms
	Lithocolletis hardenbergiella Wise, 1957;

Porphyrosela hardenbergiella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from New Zealand,^[1] but may be adventive, since the host plant is Australian. The colony known to Wise has been destroyed since its discovery.^[2]

The larvae feed on Hardenbergia species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Fauna of New Zealand - Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa

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[1] Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] Fauna of New Zealand - Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa

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