Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Genus Palaeomystella | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Rank Species | |
Family Agonoxenidae (disputed) | ||
Palaeomystella oligophaga is a moth of the Agonoxenidae family. It is found in Brazil.
The length of the forewings is 7.7-10.1 mm. They have pale-brown scales tipped with brown intermixed with brown scales, The hindwings are pale gray.
The larvae feed on Macairea radula and Macairea thyrsiflora. They create a prosoplasmatic histioid gall on their host plants. The species may create three different types of soft, fleshy galls. The larvae are pale gray and 5.2-8.7 mm long.
Etymology
The species epithet oligophaga is derived from oligophagous (meaning: feeding only on a small number of host species).
References
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