Biology:Sabatinca passalota

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Short description: Species of moth

Sabatinca passalota
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micropterigidae
Genus: Sabatinca
Species:
S. passalota
Binomial name
Sabatinca passalota
Meyrick, 1923

Sabatinca passalota is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923 and is known from New Zealand.[1]

Adults were found in January amongst moss.

Original description

Wingspan 10 millimetres (0.39 in) for males. Head and thorax golden-ochreous. Antennae dark fuscous, base ochreous. Abdomen dark fuscous. Forewings ovate-lanceolate, pointed nearly from middle; pale shining ochreous mostly suffused with coppery-golden; dark purple-grey elongate dots in disc at 2/5 and middle, and a small elongate spot beneath and partly anterior to first; an almost marginal series of large dark purple-grey dots round posterior 2/3 of costa and termen to an elongate mark on dorsum before middle of wing; some irregular whitish marginal spots adjoining these, a larger transverse one from costa at 3/5: cilia pale golden-ochreous. Hindwings dark purple-grey; cilia pale ochreous tinged with grey towards base, on dorsum purplish-grey.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q10767300 entry