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Sabulopteryx botanica

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Species of moth endemic to New Zealand

Sabulopteryx botanica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Sabulopteryx
Species: S. botanica
Binomial name
Sabulopteryx botanica
Hoare, Patrick & Buckley, 2019

Sabulopteryx botanica is a species of moth in the family Gracillariidae. It is endemic to New Zealand. It was first described in 2019 by Robert Hoare, Brian Patrick and Thomas Buckley. The larval host of this species is Teucrium parvifolium, a plant that has been classified as at risk by the Department of Conservation.

References

  1. "Sabulopteryx botanica Hoare, Patrick & Buckley, 2019". www.nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  2. Robert J. B. Hoare; Brian H Patrick; Thomas R. Buckley (22 July 2019). "A new leaf-mining moth from New Zealand, Sabulopteryx botanica sp. nov. (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae, Gracillariinae), feeding on the rare endemic shrub Teucrium parvifolium (Lamiaceae), with a revised checklist of New Zealand Gracillariidae". ZooKeys. 865: 39–65. doi:10.3897/ZOOKEYS.865.34265. ISSN 1313-2989. PMC 6663935. PMID 31379443. Wikidata Q70104394.
  3. Hancock, Farah (2020-01-12). "Meet NZ's newest creepy crawly citizens". Stuff. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  4. "Teucridium parvifolium Hook.f." nztcs.org.nz. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
Taxon identifiers
Sabulopteryx botanica


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