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''Sabatinca'' is a genus of small primitive metallic moths in the family Micropterigidae. ''Palaeomicra'' and ''Micropardalis'' were both established as subgenera of ''Sabatinca'', but were both raised to generic level by Joël Minet in 1985. However, in 2014 both these genera, ''Palaeomicra'' and ''Micropardalis,'' were recognised by George Gibbs as synonyms of ''Sabatinca.'' Extinct species in this genus are known from the Cretaceous Burmese amber. Selected species *'' Sabatinca aemula'' Philpott, 1924 *'' Sabatinca aenea'' Hudson, 1923 *''Sabatinca aurantissima'' Gibbs, 2014 *''Sabatinca aurella'' Hudson, 1918 *''Sabatinca bimacula'' Gibbs, 2014 *''Sabatinca calliarcha'' Meyrick, 1912 *''Sabatinca caustica'' Meyrick, 1912 *'' Sabatinca chalcophanes'' (Meyrick, 1885) *'' Sabatinca chrysargyra'' (Meyrick, 1885) *''Sabatinca delobelli'' Viette, 1978 *'' Sabatinca demissa'' Philpott, 1923 *''Sabatinca doroxena'' (Meyrick, 1888) *''Sabatinca heighwayi'' Philpott, 1927 *''Sabatin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. Other ways of defining species include their karyotype, DNA sequence, morphology, behaviour or ecological niche. In addition, paleontologists use the concept of the chronospecies since fossil reproduction cannot be examined. The most recent rigorous estimate for the total number of species of eukaryotes is between 8 and 8.7 million. However, only about 14% of these had been described by 2011. All species (except viruses) are given a two-part name, a "binomial". The first part of a binomial is the genus to which the species belongs. The second part is called the specific name or the specific epithet (in botanical nomenclature, also sometimes i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabatinca Caustica
''Sabatinca caustica'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1912. It is Endemism, endemic to New Zealand and is found in both Southland, New Zealand, Southland and at Stewart Island / Rakiura. The adults of this species are variable in appearance with some specimens being mainly white on their forewings while others have forewings that are a more mottled purple-brown colour. Adults are on the wing from the start of October until the middle of December. Larvae feed on the surface of leafy liverworts. Taxonomy This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1912 using specimens collected in October at Seaward Moss, Invercargill by Alfred Philpott. The lectotype specimen, designated by J. S. Dugdale in 1988, is held at the Natural History Museum, London. In 2014 George Gibbs synonymised ''S. barbarica'' with ''S. caustica'' arguing that ''S. caustica'' is extremely variable in appearance and that the morphological ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabatinca Weheka
''Sabatinca weheka'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. This species is endemic to New Zealand where it can be found near Lake Matheson and also on Secretary Island. This species is very similar in appearance to '' S. heighwayi'' in both their larval and adult forms but the adults of ''S. weheka'' differ as they are darker and more strongly marked on the forewings and have a dark brownish base colour to their wings. This species is on the wing from the middle to the end of October and lives in forest with a high rainfall. The larval host species is the liverwort ''Plagiochila deltoidea.'' Taxonomy This species was first described by George Gibbs in 2014 using specimens collected at Lake Matheson by Gibbs. The male holotype specimen is held in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection. This species is very similar in appearance to ''S. heighwayi'' however its morphology is distinctive and this distinction has been confirmed by gene sequencing. Desc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabatinca Quadrijuga
''Sabatinca quadrijuga'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. This species is endemic to New Zealand and is found in the Dunedin area and in Southland. The range of ''S. quadrijuga'' overlaps with the range of '' S. caustica.'' ''S. quadrijuga'' was first scientifically described by Edward Meyrick in 1912. As a result of its predominantly black forewings this species looks similar to a small caddisfly. The adults of this species are on the wing from September to November. Larvae feed on leafy liverwort species and the adults likely feed on fern spores or sedge pollen. The species prefers to live in well lit but damp mossy habitats. The nearest relative of ''S. quadrijuga'' is '' S. aurantissima.'' Taxonomy This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1912 using a specimen collected by Alfred Philpott in Invercargill. The holotype specimen is held at the Natural History Museum, London. Description Meyrick described the species as follows: The f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabatinca Pluvialis
''Sabatinca pluvialis'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It is endemic to New Zealand and is only known from Secretary Island. Adults of this species are on the wing from the middle of December until the middle of January. The larval host species is the liverwort '' Pseudomarsupidium piliferum''. This species is as "Data Deficient" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System. Taxonomy This species was first described by George Gibbs in 2014. The male holotype specimen was collected by Gibbs at Grono Spur on Secretary Island and is held in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection. Description Gibbs described the species as follows: As at 2014 the female of this species is unknown. Distribution This species is endemic to New Zealand and is only known from Secretary Island in Fiordland. It has the most restrictive range of the known species of ''Sabatinca'' in New Zealand. This species first became known to science when John Grehan collect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabatinca Perveta
''Sabatinca perveta'' is an extinct species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It is known only from the single type specimen, which has been found in Burmese amber in present-day Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh .... It dates to the earliest Cenomanian, around 99 mya. References † Fossil Lepidoptera Eocene insects Oligocene insects Prehistoric insects of Asia Burmese amber Fossils of Myanmar Taxa named by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell {{paleo-Lepidoptera-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabatinca Lucilia
''Sabatinca lucilia'' is a species of moth in the family Micropterigidae. It is endemic to New Zealand and is found in the top half of the North Island. The adults of this species are on the wing from the end of November until the beginning of March. The larvae of this species likely feed on foliose liverwort species with the adults likely feeding on fern spores or sedge pollen. Adults have been found on a sunny moss-covered clay bank. The species can be found in multiple forest types such as kauri, kanuka and Nothofagus and prefers to inhabit damp fern covered banks Taxonomy This species was described by Charles Edwin Clarke in 1920 using a specimen collected via electric light at Waitomo Hotel and another collected at Kauri Gully in Auckland. The latter specimen was designated by George Gibbs as the lectotype specimen and is held at the Auckland War Memorial Museum. Description Clarke described the species as follows: In 1923 Alfred Philpott studied the wing venatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabatinca Incongruella
''Sabatinca incongruella'' is a species of moth of the family Micropterigidae. It is endemic to New Zealand and is found only in the northern parts of the South Island. It is a day flying moth and is on the wing from mid January until late February. The larvae of this species feed on liverworts and the adult moths feed on the spores of fern species in the genus ''Pneumatopteris.'' This species can be confused with '' S. chalcophanes'' as it is very similar in appearance''.'' Taxonomy This species was first described by Francis Walker in 1863. Walker described the species from specimens collected by T. R. Oxley, a photographer and collector who lived in Nelson. Specimens collected by Oxley and forwarded to the British Museum (now held at the Natural History Museum, London) were mislabeled as being collected in Auckland. It is therefore presumed that the male lectotype specimen, held at the Natural History Museum, London, was collected in Nelson. Description Walker describe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabatinca Ianthina
''Sabatinca ianthina'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Alfred Philpott in 1921. It is endemic to New Zealand. This species can be found on both the North and the South Islands from the Hawkes Bay down to Westland. The adults of this species are on the wing from the end of September until the middle of December. Although this species resembles '' Zealandopterix zonodoxa, S. ianthina'' is a larger moth and the range of the two species only overlaps in White Pine Bush Scenic Reserve in the Hawke’s Bay. Taxonomy This species was described by Alfred Philpott in 1921 from specimens collected at Dun Mountain near Nelson. Adults were found on a rocky slope covered with various species of mosses and liverworts. They were resting on ''Gahnia'' species, although it seems this species does not have any closer affinities to this plant. The holotype specimen is held at the New Zealand Arthropod Collection. Description Larvae associated thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabatinca Heighwayi
''Sabatinca heighwayi'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Alfred Philpott in 1927 and is Endemism, endemic to New Zealand. It can be found north of Lewis Pass in the north west of the South Island. Adult moths are on the wing from late September until the middle of January. The host of the larvae of this species is the foliose liverwort ''Plagiochila circumdentata, Plagiochila circumcincta.'' Taxonomy This species was described by Alfred Philpott in 1927 using two female specimens collected by Mr W. Heighway at the Leslie Valley, Mount Arthur (New Zealand), Mount Arthur Tableland in November, 1915. The holotype specimen is held at the New Zealand Arthropod Collection. Original description Philpott described the adults of the species as follows: This moth is one of the larger New Zealand endemic species within the genus ''Sabatinca'' and has a forewing band pattern of light bands surrounded by dark bands. Distribution This speci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabatinca Doroxena
''Sabatinca doroxena'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It is endemic to the North Island of New Zealand. This small moth has a colourful forewing pattern with stripes and dots evident. It has been hypothesised that the forewing pattern is intended to resemble a jumping spider in order to allow the adult moth to escape predation. Adults of this species are on the wing from the beginning of September until mid January. It prefers damp but sunny habitat in deep forest, at the forest edge or in open shrubland. Larvae feed on foliose liverwort species including on '' Heteroscyphus normalis''. Adults of this species have been located at the blossoms of flowering Cordyline and Ranunculus species. Taxonomy It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1888 using a specimen collected in the Waitākere Ranges in Kauri forest in December and was originally named ''Palaeomicra doroxena''. In 1912 Meyrick placed this species within the genus ''Micropardalis.'' Both Georg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabatinca Demissa
''Sabatinca demissa'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It is endemic to New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ... and is found in the northern half of the North Island. The larvae of this species are small in size and are coloured pale green with darker green or black patches on the rear of its body. The adult moth is coloured yellow-brown with black dots on its forewings. It is a small moth with a wingspan of approximately 6.5 mm in length. Unlike many species of moth, it does not have a pheromone communication system. The adults of the species are on the wing from November to January. The larvae of this species feed on leafy types of liverwort. The adults of this species feed on the spores of fertile cones of ''Lycopodium volubile'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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