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

Gelophaula palliata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ "Lepidoptera of Danseys Pass, Otago" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2014-07-16.