Gelophaula palliata is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in New Zealand.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Gelophaula |
| Species: | G. palliata
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| Gelophaula palliata | |
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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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- ^ tortricidae.com
- ^ Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1868-1961; Volume 46, 1913
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- ^ "Lepidoptera of Danseys Pass, Otago" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
