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Proterodesma turbotti

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Species of moth

Proterodesma turbotti
Dorsal view of male holotype specimen
Ventral view of male holotype specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Proterodesma
Species: P. turbotti
Binomial name
Proterodesma turbotti
(Salmon & Bradley, 1956)
Synonyms
  • Antipodesma turbottii Salmon & Bradley, 1956

Proterodesma turbotti is a species of moth in the family Tineidae. It was described by John Salmon & John David Bradley in 1956. This species is endemic to New Zealand, found in the Antipodes Islands and Bounty Islands of the New Zealand Subantarctic Islands.

Taxonomy

The species was identified by Salmon & Bradley in 1956, who named the species Antipodesma turbottii, placing it in a novel genus. The species was named in honour of the director of Auckland Institute and Museum, Graham Turbott, who collected the holotype and paratype specimens from the Antipodes Islands and the Bounty Islands in 1950. In 1971, John S. Dugdale synonymised the genus with Proterodesma due to larvae and genitalia similarities.

Description

The forewings of Proterodesma turbotti measure 12 mm (0.47 in). The insect varies in colour from creamy-white to almost black, often varying in colour based on habitat. Females tend to be larger than males. The species can be differentiated from other Proterodesma by differences in genitalia.

Distribution and habitat

The species is endemic to New Zealand, found in the Antipodes Islands and Bounty Islands. The species lives in dead vegetation, and can commonly be found on coastal rock faces and in upland grassland.

References

  1. ^ "Proterodesma turbotti (Salmon & Bradley, 1956)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  2. Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia: chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 464. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
  3. ^ Salmon, J.T.; Bradley, J. D. (1956). "Lepidoptera from the Cape Expedition and Antipodes Islands". Records of the Dominion Museum. 3 (1): 61–81. ISSN 0373-7233. Wikidata Q107609082.
  4. Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera – annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 63. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  5. Gill, B. J.; Thwaites, I. G.; Wolfe, R. J. (2015). "Evan Graham Turbott M.Sc., Q.S.O. Ornithologist, museum director – 1914–2014". Records of the Auckland Museum. 50: 77–84. ISSN 1174-9202. JSTOR 90014736. Wikidata Q58628992.
  6. "Proterodesma turbotti". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  7. ^ Dugdale, J. S. (10 November 1971). "Entomology of the Aucklands and other islands south of New Zealand: Lepidoptera, excluding non-crambine Pyralidae". Pacific Insects Monographs. 27: 55–172. ISSN 0078-7515. Wikidata Q64006453.
  8. ^ Patrick, Brian (March 1994). "Antipodes Island Lepidoptera". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 24 (1): 91–116. doi:10.1080/03014223.1994.9517457. ISSN 0303-6758. Wikidata Q54583729.
Taxon identifiers
Proterodesma turbotti
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