Porphyrosela gautengi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Porphyrosela
Species:
P. gautengi
Binomial name
Porphyrosela gautengi
de Prins, 2012

Porphyrosela gautengi is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in South Africa in secondary forests.[1]

The length of the forewings is 1.9–2.07 mm.[1] The forewing ground colour is golden ochreous.[1] The hindwings are light fuscous with a slight ochreous shade.[1] Adults are on wing from late November to mid-April.[1]

The larvae feed as leaf miners on Vigna luteola.[1] The mine is found on the upperside of the leaf.[1]

Etymology

The specific epithet is derived from the name of the South African province Gauteng, where the type locality is located.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Jurate De Prins; Akito Y. Kawahara (20 December 2012). "Systematics, revisionary taxonomy, and biodiversity of Afrotropical Lithocolletinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)". Zootaxa. 3594 (1): 1. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.3594.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334. Wikidata Q97576949.


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