Palaeotoma styphelana

Palaeotoma styphelana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Palaeotoma
Species:	P. styphelana
Binomial name
	Palaeotoma styphelana; Meyrick, 1881
Synonyms
	Trachyptila melanosticha Turner, 1916; Trachyptila phaulodes Turner, 1925; Paraselena haplopolia Turner, 1945; Acropolitis melanosticha Turner, 1945; Lamyrodes pellochroa Turner, 1945;

Palaeotoma styphelana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Tasmania, Victoria, Queensland and New South Wales.

The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are whitish grey, with fine blackish strigulae (fine streaks) and irroration (speckling). The hindwings are pale grey.^[1]

The larvae feed on the top shoots of Myrtaceae species. Larval feeding causes a gall to form.^[2]

References

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[1] New Australian Lepidoptera of the Family Tortricidae

[2] Records and descriptions of Microlepidoptera (5)