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
Holotype specimen held at Auckland Museum[1]
Scientific classification
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
  1. Zelleria maculata, Auckland War Memorial Museum
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. "Zelleria maculata". Catalogue of Life. 2008. Retrieved June 16, 2014.


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