Gelophaula siraea
Species of moth
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Gelophaula siraea is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in New Zealand.
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Gelophaula |
| Species: | G. siraea |
| Binomial name | |
| Gelophaula siraea | |
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The wingspan is about 23 mm. The forewings are pale greyish, mixed with yellow whitish and more yellowish tinged towards the dorsum. The hindwings are whitish, tinged greyish on the dorsal half.[2]