Dactylioglypha tonica

Dactylioglypha tonica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Dactylioglypha
Species:	D. tonica
Binomial name
	Dactylioglypha tonica; (Meyrick, 1909)
Synonyms
	Argyroploce tonica Meyrick, 1909; Olethreutes tonica Clarke, 1958; Lipsotelus tonica Issiki, in Esaki, 1957; Dactylioglypha tonica Diakonoff, 1973;

Dactylioglypha tonica is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Thailand, Japan, Malaysia, Taiwan, Sri Lanka^[1] and Australia.

The wingspan is about 12 mm.^[2] The forewings are fuscous with a deep blackish-purple triangular apical spot. The hindwings are dark fuscous.

The species has a unique relationship with fungi that cover the cocoon. The fungi have antibacterial properties^[3] and could protect pupae from bacterial infections.

References

^ "New records and known species of the tribe Olethreutini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae) from Thong Pha Phum National Park, Thailand" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
^ Japanese Moths
^ Imamura, N; Ishikawa, T; Takeda, K; Fukami, H; Konno, A; Nishida, R (2001). "The relationship between a leaf-rolling moth (Dactylioglypha tonica) and fungi covering the cocoon". Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 65: 1965–9. doi:10.1271/bbb.65.1965. PMID 11676006.

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[1] "New records and known species of the tribe Olethreutini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae) from Thong Pha Phum National Park, Thailand" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-11-16.

[2] Japanese Moths

[3] Imamura, N; Ishikawa, T; Takeda, K; Fukami, H; Konno, A; Nishida, R (2001). "The relationship between a leaf-rolling moth (Dactylioglypha tonica) and fungi covering the cocoon". Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 65: 1965–9. doi:10.1271/bbb.65.1965. PMID 11676006.

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