''Palaeomystella'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s in the family
Momphidae
The Momphidae, or mompha moths, is a family of moths with some 115 described species. It was described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1857. These moths tend to be rather small with a wingspan of up to 21 mm. The wings are he ...
.
Species
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Palaeomystella chalcopeda''
(Meyrick, 1931)
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Palaeomystella fernandesi''
Becker & Moreira, 2014
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Palaeomystella henriettiphila''
Becker & Adamski, 2008
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Palaeomystella oligophaga''
Becker & Adamski, 2008
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Palaeomystella rosaemariae''
Becker & Moreira, 2014
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Palaeomystella tavaresi''
Becker & Moreira, 2014
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Palaeomystella tibouchinae''
Becker & Adamski, 2008
References
* , 2008: Three new cecidogenous ''Palaeomystella'' Fletcher (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae, Momphinae) associated with Melastomataceae in Brazil. ''Revista Brasileira de Entomologia'' 52 (4): 647-657. Full article
*, 2014: Three new cecidogenous species of Palaeomystella Fletcher (Lepidoptera, Momphidae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest. ''Zookeys'' 433 (4): 97-127. Full article
Agonoxeninae
Moth genera
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