Corythangela galeata

Corythangela galeata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Batrachedridae
Genus:Corythangela
Species: C. galeata
Binomial name
Corythangela galeata
Meyrick, 1897

Corythangela galeata is a moth of the Batrachedridae family. It is known only from localities near Sydney in New South Wales, Australia.

The larvae feed on Casuarina species. They construct a slender, elongate case from small pieces of the branches of their host plant.[1]

References

  1. Corythangela at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.


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