Zelleria maculata
Zelleria maculata is an ermine moth species that is endemic to New Zealand.[2] It feeds on Peraxilla tetrapetala as well as Peraxilla colensoi, mistletoe species that are also endemic to New Zealand.[3][2]
| Zelleria maculata | |
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| Holotype specimen held at Auckland Museum[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Yponomeutidae |
| Genus: | Zelleria |
| Species: | Z. maculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Zelleria maculata Philpott, 1930 | |
Zelleria maculata was first described by Alfred Philpott in 1930.[4][5]
References
- "Zelleria maculata". Auckland War Memorial Museum. 22 November 2002. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- Dave Kelly; Jenny J. Ladley; Alastair W. Robertson; Lisa Crowfoot (October 8, 2008). "Flower predation by Zelleria maculata (Lepidoptera) on Peraxilla mistletoes: effects of latitude and fragmentation, and impact on fruit set" (PDF). New Zealand Journal of Ecology. 32 (2). Retrieved June 16, 2014.
- Dave Kelly; Jenny J. Ladley; Alastair W. Robertson; David A. Norton (2000). "Limited forest fragmentation improves reproduction in the declining New Zealand mistletoe Peraxilla tetrapetala (Loranthaceae)". In Andrew G. Young; Geoffrey M. Clarke (eds.). Genetics, Demography and Viability of Fragmented Populations. Cambridge University Press. p. 241–252. doi:10.1017/CBO9780511623448.018. ISBN 0521794218.
- Philpott, Alfred (1930). "New Species of Lepidoptera in the Collection of the Auckland Museum". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 1 (1): 1–16. JSTOR 42905932.
- "Zelleria maculata". Catalogue of Life. 2008. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
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