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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tineidae |
| Genus: | Proterodesma |
| Species: | P. turbotti
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Taxonomy
editThe 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
editThe 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
editThe 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
edit- ^ a b c "Proterodesma turbotti (Salmon & Bradley, 1956)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Proterodesma turbotti". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d e 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.
- ^ a b c d 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.