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The length of the forewings is 7.3-9.2 mm. They are dark brownish gray with a green iridescence. The hindwings are slightly paler than the forewings. |
The length of the forewings is 7.3-9.2 mm. They are dark brownish gray with a green iridescence. The hindwings are slightly paler than the forewings. |
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The larvae feed on '' |
The larvae feed on ''Henriettea succosa''. They create a cataplasmatic histioid gall on their host plant. The larvae are pale gray and 4.6-5.6 mm long.<ref>{{aut|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: [http://www.scielo.br/pdf/rbent/v52n4/a17v52n4.pdf]</ref> |
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==Etymology== |
==Etymology== |
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Revision as of 09:28, 15 May 2019
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| Family: | Agonoxenidae (disputed)
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| Species: | P. henriettiphila
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| Palaeomystella henriettiphila Becker & Adamski, 2008
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Palaeomystella henriettiphila is a moth of the Agonoxenidae family. It is found in Brazil.
The length of the forewings is 7.3-9.2 mm. They are dark brownish gray with a green iridescence. The hindwings are slightly paler than the forewings.
The larvae feed on Henriettea succosa. They create a cataplasmatic histioid gall on their host plant. The larvae are pale gray and 4.6-5.6 mm long.[1]
Etymology
The species epithet henriettiphila is derived from the generic name of its host species.
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