Dryadaula pactolia

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Dryadaula pactolia
File:Dryadaula pactolia in Christchurch (cropped).jpg
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Dryadaula
Species:
D. pactolia
Binomial name
Dryadaula pactolia
Meyrick, 1901
Illustration by George Hudson c. 1927

Dryadaula pactolia is a species of moth in the family Tineidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1901.[2][3] This species is endemic to New Zealand.[4] but it is occasional in Europe (British Isles including Ireland , Germany Switzerland) The larva feeds on the fungus Zasmidium cellare found in wine cellars and breweries. [5]

References

  1. No label or title -- debug: Q45922947, p. 464, Wikidata Q45922947
  2. Meyrick, Edward (30 December 1901). "Descriptions of new Lepidoptera from New Zealand". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1901: 565–579 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 60. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  4. "Dryadaula pactolia Meyrick, 1901". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  5. Pelham-Clinton E.C., 1985.Tineidae. In: The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Heath J & Emmet AM, eds) 2: 152-207.

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