Dryadaula castanea

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Dryadaula castanea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Dryadaula
Species:
D. castanea
Binomial name
Dryadaula castanea
Philpott, 1915

Dryadaula castanea is a species of moth in the family Tineidae. [1] It was described by Alfred Philpott in 1915. [2] [3] This species is endemic to New Zealand. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 464. ISBN   978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC   973607714. OL   25288394M. Wikidata   Q45922947.
  2. ↑ Philpott, Alfred (1915). "Descriptions of new species of Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 47: 192–201 – 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. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Dryadaula castanea Philpott, 1915". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 8 February 2018.


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