Gelophaula lychnophanes

Gelophaula lychnophanes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Gelophaula
Species: G. lychnophanes
Binomial name
Gelophaula lychnophanes
(Meyrick, 1916)[1]
Synonyms
  • Harmologa lychnophanes Meyrick, 1916

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

The wingspan is about 28 mm. The forewings are ochreous-yellowish, somewhat paler in the middle longitudinally. The costal third of the wing is bright deep ferruginous, but deep leaden-grey along the costa. The hindwings are ochreous-yellowish sprinkled with grey, becoming yellowish-ferruginous towards the apex and termen.[2]

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