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]

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

References edit

  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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Dryadaula castanea Philpott, 1915". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 8 February 2018.