Gadira acerella

Gadira acerella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Gadira
Species: G. acerella
Binomial name
Gadira acerella
Walker, 1866
Synonyms
  • Botys mahanga C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
  • Botys mehanga Gaskin, 1973

Gadira acerella is a moth in the Crambidae family.[1] It was described by Francis Walker in 1866 from specimens obtained in Auckland.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1][3] The larvae of this species feed on mosses.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Gadira acerella Walker, 1866". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  2. ↑ Walker, Francis (1866). "Part XXXV. Supplement— Part 5". List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. pt. 35.
  3. ↑ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  4. ↑ "PlantSynz - Invertebrate herbivore biodiversity assessment tool: Database". plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2018-07-08.


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