Toonavora aellaea is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and New South Wales.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Toonavora |
| Species: | T. aellaea
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| Binomial name | |
| Toonavora aellaea (Turner, 1916)
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The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous brown, with dark fuscous-brown transverse lines. There are alternate fuscous-brown and whitish strigulae (fine streaks) on the costa. The hindwings are brownish fuscous, but paler towards the base.[1]
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