Porphyrosela teramni is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa[2] and Zimbabwe.
Porphyrosela teramni | |
---|---|
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Porphyrosela |
Species: | P. teramni |
Binomial name | |
Porphyrosela teramni Vári, 1961[1] | |
The length of the forewings is 2.09–2.18 mm. The forewing ground colour is golden ochreous. The hindwings are light fuscous. Adults are on wing from early November to mid-May.[3]
The larvae feed on Teramnus species (including Teramnus labialis) and Vigna species (including Vigna luteola). They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a moderate, oblong, transparent, tentiform mine on underside of leaf.
Taxon identifiers |
---|
This article relating to moths in the subfamily Lithocolletinae is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |