Palaeomystella oligophaga
Palaeomystella oligophaga is a moth of the family Agonoxenidae. It is found in Brazil.
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| Family: | Agonoxenidae (disputed) |
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| Species: | P. oligophaga |
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| Palaeomystella oligophaga Becker & Adamski, 2008 | |
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.[1]
Etymology
The species epithet oligophaga is derived from oligophagous (meaning: feeding only on a small number of host species).
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