Stigmella propalaea

Stigmella propalaea is a species of moth in the family Nepticulidae. It is endemic to New Zealand. This species is classified as "Data Deficient" by the Department of Conservation.

Stigmella propalaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nepticulidae
Genus:
Stigmella
Species:
S. propalaea
Binomial name
Stigmella propalaea
(Meyrick, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula propalaea Meyrick, 1889

Taxonomy

This species was described by Edward Meyrick in 1889 using a specimen collected at Arthur's Pass at 600m above sea-level.[1] Meyrick named the species Nepticula propalaea. George Hudson discussed this species under that name in his 1928 publication The Butterflies and Moths of New Zealand.[2] In 1988 John S. Dugdale assigned this species to the genus Stigmella.[3] The holotype specimen is held at the Natural History Museum, London.[3] This species is only known from its holotype and the specimen is in poor condition.[4]

Description

Meyrick described the species as follows:

♀. 7mm. Head, palpi, antennæ, and thorax whitish-ochreous. Abdomen light grey. Legs whitish-ochreous, anterior pair infuscated. Forewings lanceolate; whitish-ochreous, obscurely irrorated with brownish; a dark fuscous dot on fold at ​1⁄4, a second in disc before middle, and a third immediately before apex: cilia whitish-ochreous. Hindwings light grey; cilia whitish-ochreous-grey.[1]

Distribution

It is endemic to New Zealand.[5][6] This species is only known from its type locality of Arthur's Pass.[4]

Biology and behaviour

The adult moths are on the wing in January.[2] The female of this species has yet to be collected.[4]

Conservation status

This species has been classified as having the "Data Deficient" conservation status under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[7]

References
  1. Meyrick, Edward (1889). "Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 21: 154–188. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  2. Hudson, G. V. (1928). The Butterflies and Moths of New Zealand. Wellington: Ferguson & Osborn Ltd. p. 355. OCLC 25449322.
  3. Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 1–269. ISBN 0477025188. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  4. Donner, Hans; Wilkinson, Christopher (1989). Nepticulidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera) (PDF). Wellington, N.Z.: Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. p. 34. ISBN 0477025382. OCLC 20709336.
  5. "Stigmella propalaea (Meyrick, 1889)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
  6. Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume two. Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. Christchurch, N.Z.: Canterbury University Press. p. 461. ISBN 9781877257933. OCLC 973607714.
  7. Hoare, R.J.B.; Dugdale, J.S.; Edwards, E.D.; Gibbs, G.W.; Patrick, B.H.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Rolfe, J.R. (2017). "Conservation status of New Zealand butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera), 2015" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 20: 8. ISBN 9781988514383.


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