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Gracillariidae
33a0366 – 0843   Porphyrosela desmodiella (Clemens, 1859)
Distribution Data for Porphyrosela desmodiella
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Synonymy: Lithocolletis desmodiella Clemens, 1859
Lithocolletis gregariella Murtfeldt, 1881
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • 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)
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
  • Species Page at Microleps.org
Porphyrosela desmodiella
© J. Merrill Lynch
Porphyrosela desmodiella
© J. Merrill Lynch
Porphyrosela desmodiella
LG – © McGuire Center Coll.
Porphyrosela desmodiella
© Microleps.org
Porphyrosela desmodiella
© George Smiley LG
in a leaf blotch under Strophostyles helvola - 4mm
Porphyrosela desmodiella
© George Smiley LG
prepupal - 3mm
Porphyrosela desmodiella
© George Smiley LG
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