Palaeomystella oligophaga

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

Palaeomystella oligophaga is a moth of the family Agonoxenidae. 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 and . 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[]

^ 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: [1]

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[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: [1]

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