Biology:Proterodesma turbotti
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Scientific classification 
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| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/ProterodesmaP. turbotti
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| Template:Taxonomy/ProterodesmaProterodesma turbotti (Salmon & Bradley, 1956)[1]
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Proterodesma turbotti is a species of moth in the family Tineidae.[2] It was described by John Salmon & John David Bradley in 1956.[3][4] This species is endemic to New Zealand,[1] 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.[3] The species was named in honour of the director of Auckland Institute and Museum, Graham Turbott,[5] who collected the holotype and paratype specimens from the Antipodes Islands and the Bounty Islands in 1950.[3][6] In 1971, John S. Dugdale synonymised the genus with Proterodesma due to larvae and genitalia similarities.[7]
Description
The forewings of Proterodesma turbotti measure 12 mm (0.47 in).[3] The insect varies in colour from creamy-white to almost black,[7] often varying in colour based on habitat.[8] Females tend to be larger than males.[8] The species can be differentiated from other Proterodesma by differences in genitalia.[7]
Distribution and habitat
The species is endemic to New Zealand,[1] found in the Antipodes Islands and Bounty Islands.[8][7] The species lives in dead vegetation,[7] and can commonly be found on coastal rock faces and in upland grassland.[8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Proterodesma turbotti (Salmon & Bradley, 1956)". Landcare Research New Zealand. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/dca41bae-3c8b-45bf-a994-314076933c26.
- ↑ , p. 464, Wikidata Q45922947
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 , Wikidata Q107609082
- ↑ Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera – annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand 14: 63. https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/26324/FNZ14Dugdale1988.pdf. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ↑ , Wikidata Q58628992
- ↑ "Proterodesma turbotti". https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections-research/collections/record/am_naturalsciences-object-181925.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 , Wikidata Q64006453
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 , Wikidata Q54583729
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