Palaeomystella oligophaga

Palaeomystella oligophaga is a moth of the family Agonoxenidae. It is found in Brazil.

Palaeomystella oligophaga
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Agonoxenidae (disputed)
Genus:
Palaeomystella
Species:
P. oligophaga
Binomial name
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).

References
  1. Becker, V.O. & D. Adamski, 2008: Three new cecidogenous Palaeomystella Fletcher (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae, Momphinae) associated with Melastomataceae in Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 52 (4): 647-657. Full article:


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