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Zelleria maculata
Holotype specimen held at Auckland Museum[1]
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Z. maculata
Binomial name
Zelleria maculata
Philpott, 1930

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 was first described by Alfred Philpott in 1930.[4]

References

  1. ^ Zelleria maculata, Auckland War Memorial Museum
  2. ^ a b 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). Andrew G. Young; Geoffrey M. Clarke (eds.). "Limited forest fragmentation improves reproduction in the declining New Zealand mistletoe Peraxilla tetrapetala (Loranthaceae)". Genetics, Demography and Viability of Fragmented Populations. Cambridge University Press: 241. ISBN 0521794218.
  4. ^ "Zelleria maculata". Catalogue of Life. 2008. Retrieved June 16, 2014.