Sabulopteryx botanica is a species of moth in the family Gracillariidae.[1] It is endemic to New Zealand. It was first described in 2019 by Robert Hoare and Brian Patrick.[2] The larval host of this species is Teucrium parvifolium, a plant that has been classified as at risk by the Department of Conservation.[3][4]
Sabulopteryx botanica | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Sabulopteryx |
Species: | S. botanica
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Binomial name | |
Sabulopteryx botanica Hoare & Patrick 2019
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References
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- ^ "Sabulopteryx botanica Hoare, Patrick & Buckley, 2019". www.nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ 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 (865): 39–65. doi:10.3897/ZOOKEYS.865.34265. ISSN 1313-2989. PMC 6663935. PMID 31379443. Wikidata Q70104394.
- ^ Hancock, Farah (2020-01-12). "Meet NZ's newest creepy crawly citizens". Stuff. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ "Teucridium parvifolium Hook.f." nztcs.org.nz. Retrieved 2022-04-26.