Toonavora aellaea

Toonavora aellaea is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and New South Wales.

Toonavora aellaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Toonavora
Species:
T. aellaea
Binomial name
Toonavora aellaea
(Turner, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Eucosma aellaea Turner, 1916

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous brown, with dark fuscous-brown transverse lines. There are alternate fuscous-brown and whitish strigulae (fine streaks) on the costa. The hindwings are brownish fuscous, but paler towards the base.[1]

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