Biology:Gelophaula siraea

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Short description: Species of moth

Gelophaula siraea
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Illustration of female
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Illustration of male
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Gelophaula
Species:
G. siraea
Binomial name
Gelophaula siraea
(Meyrick, 1885)[1]
Synonyms
  • Harmologa siraea Meyrick, 1885
  • Meyrick, 1921 Harmologa brevicula

Gelophaula siraea is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in New Zealand.

The wingspan is about 23 mm. The forewings are pale greyish, mixed with yellow whitish and more yellowish tinged towards the dorsum. The hindwings are whitish, tinged greyish on the dorsal half.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13641113 entry