| Dactylioglypha tonica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Dactylioglypha |
| Species: | D. tonica |
| Binomial name | |
| Dactylioglypha tonica (Meyrick, 1909) |
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Dactylioglypha tonica is a moth of the Tortricidae family. 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.