TABLE 6 in Systematics, revisionary taxonomy, and biodiversity of Afrotropical Lithocolletinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)

TABLE 6. Comparison of external morphological characters of Porphyrosela species feeding on Desmodium.
CharacterSpeciesaglaozonaalternatadesmodielladesmodivoraneodoxawhite markings on forewingfour costal and three dorsal strigulaethree costal and three dorsal strigulaetwo tranverse fasciae, two costal and one dorsal strigulaethree costal and three dorsal strigulaethree costal and two dorsal strigulaeground colour of forewingshining ochreous orangeorange brownish with a metallic lustreferruginous brown, ruby tintedspeckled with brownish, dark grey, scalesshining coppery orangebase of costa of forewingbase of forewing conspicuously blacktriangular black spot presentblack spot absentblack spot absentblack spot absent

表6 取食山蚂蝗属（Desmodium）的紫潜蛾属（Porphyrosela）物种外部形态特征比较

| 特征 | aglaozona | alternata | desmodiella | desmodivora | neodoxa |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 前翅白色斑纹 | 前缘4条、背缘3条细横线纹 | 前缘3条、背缘3条细横线纹 | 2条横带，前缘2条、背缘1条细横线纹 | 前缘3条、背缘3条细横线纹 | 前缘3条、背缘2条细横线纹 |
| 前翅底色 | 具光泽的赭橙色 | 具金属光泽的橙棕色 | 带红宝石色调的红棕色 | 布有棕褐色、深灰色鳞片 | 具光泽的铜橙色 |
| 前翅前缘基部 | 前翅基部具明显黑色斑块 | 具三角形黑斑 | 无黑斑 | 无黑斑 | 无黑斑 |