Porphyrosela dorinda

Porphyrosela dorinda is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Hong Kong, India (Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal), Japan (Ryukyu Islands), Malaysia, the Philippines (Mindoro and Luzon) and Taiwan.

Porphyrosela dorinda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Porphyrosela
Species:	P. dorinda
Binomial name
Porphyrosela dorinda (Meyrick, 1912)[1]
Synonyms
Lithocolletis dorinda Meyrick, 1912

The wingspan is 3-4.1 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Calopogonium, Desmodium species (including Desmodium gangeticum, Desmodium heterocarpon, Desmodium heterophyllum and Desmodium triflorum), Pueraria montana, Uraria lagopus and Uraria neglecta. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of an irregular blotch-mine placed on a space between large veins of the lower surface of the leaflet. The mining part is whitish-green and flat at first but changes into whitish-brown and a tentiform type in the end. The lower epidermis of the mining part is finely wrinkled.

References

1. Taxonomic Studies On The Lithocolletinae Of Japan (Lepidoptera : Gracillariidae)
2. A Contribution To The Knowledge Of The Malaysian Lithocolletin Ae (Gracillariidae, Lepidoptera), With A Revision Of Indian Cameraria Associated With Leguminosae