''Sabatinca'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of small primitive metallic
moths
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
in the family
Micropterigidae
Micropterigoidea is the superfamily of "mandibulate archaic moths", all placed in the single family Micropterigidae, containing currently about twenty living genera. They are considered the most primitive extant lineage of lepidoptera (Kristense ...
.
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Palaeomicra
''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. ...
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Micropardalis
''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. ...
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Joël Minet in 1985. However, in 2014 both these genera, ''
Palaeomicra
''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. ...
'' and ''
Micropardalis
''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. ...
,'' were recognised by
George Gibbs as synonyms of ''Sabatinca.''
Extinct species in this genus are known from the
Cretaceous
The Cretaceous ( ) is a geological period that lasted from about 145 to 66 million years ago (Mya). It is the third and final period of the Mesozoic Era, as well as the longest. At around 79 million years, it is the longest geological period of th ...
Burmese amber.
Selected species
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Sabatinca aemula''
Philpott, 1924
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Sabatinca aenea''
Hudson, 1923
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Sabatinca aurantissima''
Gibbs, 2014
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Sabatinca aurella''
Hudson, 1918
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Sabatinca bimacula
''Sabatinca bimacula'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. This species is Endemism, endemic to New Zealand and has only been found in the Percy Valley and on Secretary Island in Fiordland. This species is Sexual dimorphi ...
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Gibbs, 2014
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Sabatinca calliarcha
''Sabatinca calliarcha'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1912. It is endemic to New Zealand. It is found in two separate areas of New Zealand - the first in the norther parts of t ...
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Meyrick, 1912
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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 / ...
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Meyrick, 1912
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Sabatinca chalcophanes''
(Meyrick, 1885)
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Sabatinca chrysargyra''
(Meyrick, 1885)
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Sabatinca delobelli
''Sabatinca delobelli'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Pierre Viette in 1978 and is known from New Caledonia
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Viette, 1978
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Sabatinca demissa''
Philpott, 1923
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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 th ...
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(Meyrick, 1888)
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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. A ...
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Philpott, 1927
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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 ...
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Philpott, 1921
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Sabatinca incongruella''
Walker, 1863
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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 M ...
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Clarke, 1920
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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 p ...
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(Cockerell, 1919)
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Sabatinca pluvialis''
Gibbs, 2014
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Sabatinca quadrijuga''
Meyrick, 1912
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Sabatinca weheka''
Gibbs, 2014
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Sabatinca pouilloni
''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. How ...
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Ngô -Muller et al., 2020
References
Micropterigidae
Moth genera
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