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''Palaeomystella oligophaga'' is a moth of the Agonoxenidae family. It is found in Brazil. The length of the forewings is 7.7-10.1 mm. They have pale-brown scales tipped with brown intermixed with brown scales, The hindwings are pale gray. The larvae feed on ''Macairea radula'' and ''Macairea thyrsiflora''. They create a prosoplasmatic histioid gall on their host plants. The species may create three different types of soft, fleshy galls. The larvae are pale gray and 5.2-8.7 mm long.〔, 2008: Three new cecidogenous ''Palaeomystella'' Fletcher (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae, Momphinae) associated with Melastomataceae in Brazil. ''Revista Brasileira de Entomologia'' 52 (4): 647-657. Full article: ()〕 ==Etymology== The species epithet ''oligophaga'' is derived from oligophagous (meaning: feeding only on a small number of host species). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Palaeomystella oligophaga」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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