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Gelophaula siraea

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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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Gelophaula siraea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Gelophaula
Species:
G. siraea
Binomial name
Gelophaula siraea
(Meyrick, 1885)[1]
Synonyms
  • Harmologa siraea Meyrick, 1885
  • Harmologa brevicula Meyrick, 1921
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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]

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