Biology:Micropardalis aurella

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Short description: Moth species in family Micropterigidae

Micropardalis aurella
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micropterigidae
Genus: Micropardalis
Species:
M. aurella
Binomial name
Micropardalis aurella
(Hudson, 1918)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Sabatinca aurella Hudson, 1918

Micropardalis aurella is a moth of the family Micropterigidae.[1] This species was described by George Hudson in 1918. It is endemic to New Zealand.[2] A "pale shining golden" species, these moths have a forewing length of between 4.2 and 5.2mm.[3]

Distribution

One of New Zealand's most frequently encountered jaw-moths, this species is found from as far North as the Coromandel Peninsula to as far South as Fox Glacier.[3] It can be found flying between September and January and is most common from mid-November to the end of December.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Micropardalis aurella (Hudson, 1918)". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/d33db964-ccbb-4ae0-bd1f-90ac57240a9c. 
  2. Zealand, The Royal Society of New (1974). New Zealand Journal of Zoology. The Royal Society of New Zealand. pp. 129–. https://books.google.com/books?id=o0xFG-MDpWYC&pg=PA129. Retrieved 15 February 2013. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Gibbs, George W. (2014). Micropterigidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera).. Lincoln, Canterbury, New Zealand: Manaaki Whenua-Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd.. ISBN 9780478347593. OCLC 886950202. https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/76327/FNZ_MicropterigidaeHQ_20140630.pdf. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q6839806 entry