Corythangela galeata

Corythangela galeata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Batrachedridae
Genus: Corythangela
Species:
C. galeata
Binomial name
Corythangela galeata
Meyrick, 1897

Corythangela galeata is a moth of the family Batrachedridae. It is known only from localities near Sydney in New South Wales, Australia.

The larvae feed on Casuarina species. They construct a slender, elongate case from small pieces of the branches of their host plant.[1]

References

  1. ^ Corythangela at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
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