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 found in New Zealand.

The wingspan is 24–27 mm for males and about 29 mm for females. The forewings of the males are dark fuscous with pale-yellow scales, tinged with blue near the costa and dorsum. 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.

The 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 Royal Society of New Zealand 1868-1961; Volume 46, 1913

[3] Lepidoptera of Danseys Pass, Otago