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

1. New Australian Lepidoptera of the Family Tortricidae
2. Records and descriptions of Microlepidoptera (5)