About Dryadaula terpsichorella (Busck, 1910)
Dryadaula terpsichorella, commonly called the dancing moth, is a moth species belonging to the family Tineidae. It was first formally described by August Busck in 1910. This species is native to southeastern Polynesia, Samoa, and Fiji, but it has also been recorded in Hawaii, and more recently in Florida and California. Its common name comes from the distinctive dancelike gyrations the moth performs when it alights. Its larvae have been found among dead leaves and on other structures of banana, Costus spicatus, ferns, Pandanus, pineapple, sugarcane, and a range of other plants.
