Sabatinca aemula

Sabatinca aemula is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae.[1] It was described by Alfred Philpott in 1924.[2] It is known from the Mount Arthur tableland in New Zealand.[3] The larvae of this species feed on foliose liverworts.[4]

Sabatinca aemula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Micropterigidae
Genus:
Sabatinca
Species:
S. aemula
Binomial name
Sabatinca aemula
Philpott, 1924

Adults were found in December among rough herbage and undergrowth at a damp spot on the edge of the forest.

Original description

Wingspan 11–12 millimetres (0.43–0.47 in). Head and thorax reddish-ochreous. Palpi ochreous. Antennae dark fuscous, basal fifth (in female basal third) ochreous. Abdomen greyish-fuscous. Legs ochreous, last tarsal segments fuscous. Forewings ovate-lanceolate, costa strongly arched basally, apex acute, termen very oblique, slightly sinuate; shining ochreous, darker on apical half and above dorsum at base; a silvery-white fascia from costa at middle; irregular and variable in shape, sometimes spot-like, sometimes reaching middle of wing where it touches an irregular black spot; a similar but usually broader fascia at 3/4, also connecting with a black (generally transverse) spot; sometimes a silvery-white dot or dots between second fascia and apex; a series of silvery-white spots round termen: fringes reddish-ochreous with a very obscure dark basal line. Hindwings fuscous-violet: fringes, fuscous on basal half of dorsum, ochreous with a fuscous basal line on remainder of wing.

References
  1. Gibbs, George W. "Fauna of New Zealand 72: Micropterigidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera)" (PDF). Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research. doi:10.7931/j2/fnz.72. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  2. "Sabatinca aemula Philpott, 1924". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  3. "Sabatinca aemula Philpott, 1924". www.nkis.info. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  4. "Sabatinca aemula Philpott, 1924 Herbivore report". plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 31 July 2019.


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