Porphyrosela minuta Clarke, 1953Non-native    Synonyms: Hodges #843.1.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Gracillariidae   >   Genus Porphyrosela   

Status:

Range is "Argentina and Uruguay. No specimens known from North America, but present in California, Oklahoma, Maryland, and North Carolina based on BugGuide photos." (BugGuide)

"The leaf mines, larvae, and adult shown [in BugGuide] perfectly match those illustrated by Bentancourt and Scatoni (2007). The only known native Porphyrosela in the US, P. desmodiella, is very similar as an adult. However, it makes underside tentiform mines, not flat upperside mines like those of P. minuta, and Trifolium is not one of its known hosts." (BugGuide)

Relationships:

Larvae are leafminers of White Clover.

There are 126 records in the project database.

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An adult Porphyrosela minuta in Harford Co., Maryland (11/1/2017). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

A Porphyrosela minuta reared from leaf mines in White Clover in Harford Co., Maryland (11/1/2017). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

A freshly eclosed Porphyrosela minuta in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/30/2020). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

Porphyrosela minuta in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/17/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Porphyrosela minuta in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/17/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Porphyrosela minuta leaf mines in White Clover in Harford Co., Maryland (9/29/2017). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Porphyrosela minuta in Harford Co., Maryland (9/20/2018). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

Porphyrosela minuta in Harford Co., Maryland (10/2/2017). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

A Porphyrosela minuta in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (9/28/2018). Determined by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide. Photo by Tyler Bell. (MBP list)

A Porphyrosela minuta leaf mine in Calvert Co., Maryland (8/23/2019). Verified by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide. Photo by Tyler Bell. (MBP list)

Porphyrosela minuta in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/17/2019). Photo by Tyler Bell. (MBP list)

Porphyrosela minuta mines on White Clover in Harford Co., Maryland (10/5/2017). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

Porphyrosela minuta in Calvert Co., Maryland (11/5/2020). (c) Benji Beluga, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Ben Springer. (MBP list)

Porphyrosela minuta in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/1/2022). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Porphyrosela minuta in Harford Co., Maryland (10/16/2017). Photo by Dominique Bayne. (MBP list)

Porphyrosela minuta leaf mines in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/13/2012). Verified by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide. Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

Porphyrosela minuta in Dorchester Co., Maryland (10/28/2021). (c) Deborah Barber, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Deborah Barber via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Porphyrosela minuta in Dorchester Co., Maryland (10/28/2021). (c) Deborah Barber, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Deborah Barber via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Porphyrosela minuta in Calvert Co., Maryland (9/10/2020). (c) jtylerbell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Tyler Bell. (MBP list)

Porphyrosela minuta in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (8/18/2018). Verified by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide. Photo by Tyler Bell. (MBP list)

Porphyrosela minuta in Somerset Co., Maryland (7/25/2021). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)

Porphyrosela minuta in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (9/21/2023). (c) jtylerbell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Tyler Bell. (MBP list)

Porphyrosela minuta leaf mines on White Clover in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/23/2017). Verified by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Porphyrosela minuta in Caroline Co., Maryland (10/3/2020). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)


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