Palaeomystella tibouchinae
Appearance
Palaeomystella tibouchinae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Elachistidae |
Subfamily: | Agonoxeninae |
Genus: | Palaeomystella |
Species: | P. tibouchinae
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Binomial name | |
Palaeomystella tibouchinae Becker & Adamski, 2008
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Palaeomystella tibouchinae is a moth of the family Agonoxenidae. It is found in Brazil.
The length of the forewings is 9.2-10.3 mm.
The larvae feed on Tibouchina barbigera.[1]
Etymology
[edit]The species epithet tibouchinae is derived from the generic name of its plant host.
References
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