Palaeomystella is a genus of moths in the family Momphidae.
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| Palaeomystella rosaemariae pupa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Subfamily: | Agonoxeninae |
| Genus: | Palaeomystella T.B. Fletcher, 1940 |
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Species
edit- Palaeomystella chalcopeda (Meyrick, 1931)
- Palaeomystella fernandesi Becker & Moreira, 2014
- Palaeomystella henriettiphila Becker & Adamski, 2008
- Palaeomystella oligophaga Becker & Adamski, 2008
- Palaeomystella rosaemariae Becker & Moreira, 2014
- Palaeomystella tavaresi Becker & Moreira, 2014
- Palaeomystella tibouchinae Becker & Adamski, 2008
References
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- Becker, V.O. & D. Adamski, 2008: Three new cecidogenous Palaeomystella Fletcher (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae, Momphinae) associated with Melastomataceae in Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 52 (4): 647-657. Full article: [1].
- Luz, F.A., Gonçalves G.L., Moreira G.R.P., Becker V.O., 2014: Three new cecidogenous species of Palaeomystella Fletcher (Lepidoptera, Momphidae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest. Zookeys 433 (4): 97-127. Full article: [2].