Dactylioglypha tonica

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Dactylioglypha tonica
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Dactylioglypha
Species:
D. tonica
Binomial name
Dactylioglypha tonica
(Meyrick, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Argyroploce tonicaMeyrick, 1909
  • Olethreutes tonicaClarke, 1958
  • Lipsotelus tonicaIssiki, in Esaki, 1957
  • Dactylioglypha tonicaDiakonoff, 1973

Dactylioglypha tonica is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Thailand, Japan, Malaysia, Taiwan, Sri Lanka [1] and Australia.

The wingspan is about 12 mm. [2] The forewings are fuscous with a deep blackish-purple triangular apical spot. The hindwings are dark fuscous.

The species has a unique relationship with fungi that cover the cocoon. The fungi have antibacterial properties [3] and could protect pupae from bacterial infections.

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References

  1. ↑ "New records and known species of the tribe Olethreutini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae) from Thong Pha Phum National Park, Thailand" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
  2. ↑ Japanese Moths
  3. ↑ Imamura, N; Ishikawa, T; Takeda, K; Fukami, H; Konno, A; Nishida, R (2001). "The relationship between a leaf-rolling moth (Dactylioglypha tonica) and fungi covering the cocoon". Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 65: 1965–9. doi: 10.1271/bbb.65.1965 . PMID   11676006.


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