Moth Photographers Group – Dryadaula terpsichorella

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Dryadaulidae

300033.00 – 0307.1 – Dryadaula terpsichorella (Busck, 1910) – The Dancing Moth

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Distribution:	CA, FL, HI. Type locality: "Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaiian Islands."
Similar Species:	Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	• Cyane terpsichorella Busck, 1910 • Diachalastis tetraglossa Meyrick, 1920
Taxonomic Notes:	Dryadaula terpsichorella Busck, 1910 is now recognized within the North American fauna north of Mexico, San Diego Co., CA, Brown (2000), J. Res. Lepid., 36:53,64.

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
Brown, J.W., 1997 (2000). The Lepidoptera of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar: Calculating faunal similarity among sampling sites and estimating total species richness. Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, 36: 45-78.
Brown, J.W., 2000. The Lepidoptera of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar: Calculating faunal similarity among sampling sites and estimating total species richness. Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, 36: 45-78.
Busck, A., 1910. New Central-American Microlepidoptera introduced into the Hawaiian Islands. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 12(3): 132.
Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 2.29f; p. 51. Book Review and ordering
Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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