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Porphyrosela desmodivora is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in western Cameroon.[1]

Porphyrosela desmodivora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Porphyrosela
Species:	P. desmodivora
Binomial name
Porphyrosela desmodivora de Prins, 2012

The length of the forewings is 1.15–1.45 mm.[1] The forewing ground colour is greyish ochreous, speckled with brownish, dark grey rectangular dots with three costal and three dorsal dirty white strigulae.[1] The hindwings are brownish ochreous.[1] Adults are on wing in late April.[1]

The larvae feed on Desmodium adscendens.[1]

Etymology

The specific epithet combines the generic name of the host plant and the Latin word vorare (meaning greedily eating) and refers to the ability of the larva to consume its host leaf quickly.[1]

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