Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Porphyrosela aglaozona | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Porphyrosela Rank Species | |
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Porphyrosela aglaozona is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known in Australia in the states of New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria and on Fiji.
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.
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