Gelophaula palliata

Gelophaula palliata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Gelophaula
Species:
G. palliata
Binomial name
Gelophaula palliata
(Philpott, 1914)[1]
Synonyms
  • Harmologa palliata Philpott, 1914

Gelophaula palliata is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is native to in New Zealand.

The male wingspan ranges from 24mm (~0.95", or 15/16 of an inch) to 27 mm (1"), and the female wingspan is approximately 29 mm (1.14"). Males have dark fuscous forewings with pale-yellow scales, tinged with blue near the costa and dorsum, and the hindwings are dark reddish fuscous. Females have pale-fuscous forewings, with light-yellow scales, which become bluish white towards the middle of the costa.[2] Adults have been reported on wing from November to February.

Larvae have been recorded feeding on the rosettes of Celmisia prorepens.[3]

References

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  1. ^ tortricidae.com
  2. ^ "Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute For The Year 1913 [electronic resource]". rsnz.natlib.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 2019-02-13. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
  3. ^ "Lepidoptera of Danseys Pass, Otago" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2014-07-16.


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