Gracillariidae
33a0366 –
0843 Porphyrosela desmodiella
(Clemens, 1859)
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Host Plants: |
Host familiy: Fabaceae. Host genera: Centrosema[=Bradburya] Desmodium Lespedeza Phaseolus Strophostyles. Notes: miner (Braun 1908). (Shropshire & Tallamy 2025 [accessed 6xii2025]) |
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| Synonymy: |
desmodiella (Clemens, 1859) (Lithocolletis) - MONA 1983: 843gregariella (Murtfeldt, 1881) (Lithocolletis) |
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
- Braun, A.F., 1908. Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 34: 348.
- Clemens, B., 1859. Contribution to American Lepidopterology. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 11: 320.
- Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
- Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at Mass Moths
- Species Page at Microleps.org
- Species Page at iNaturalist
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© George Smiley LG
in a leaf blotch under Strophostyles helvola - 4mm
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prepupal - 3mm
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