Sabatinca
Encyclopedia
Sabatinca is a genus
of small primitive metallic moths in the insect
order
Lepidoptera
within the family
Micropterigidae
. Palaeomicra
and Micropardalis
were both established as subgenera of Sabatinca, but were both raised to generic level by Minet in 1985.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of small primitive metallic moths in the insect
Insect
Insects are a class of living creatures within the arthropods that have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body , three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes, and two antennae...
order
Order (biology)
In scientific classification used in biology, the order is# a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, genus, and species, with order fitting in between class and family...
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera is a large order of insects that includes moths and butterflies . It is one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies, skipper butterflies, and moth-butterflies...
within the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Micropterigidae
Micropterigidae
Micropterigoidea is the superfamily of "mandibulate archaic moths", all placed in the single family Micropterigidae, containing currently about 20 living genera. They are considered the most primitive extant lineage of Lepidoptera ....
. Palaeomicra
Palaeomicra
Palaeomicra is a genus of small primitive metallic moths in the insect order Lepidoptera within the family Micropterigidae. The genus was previously treated as a subgenus of Sabatinca....
and Micropardalis
Micropardalis
Micropardalis is a genus of small primitive metallic moths in the insect order Lepidoptera within the family Micropterigidae. The genus was previously treated as a subgenus of Sabatinca.-Selected Species:*Micropardalis aurella...
were both established as subgenera of Sabatinca, but were both raised to generic level by Minet in 1985.
Selected Species
- Sabatinca aemulaSabatinca aemulaSabatinca aemula is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Philpott in 1924. It is known from the Mount Arthur tableland in New Zealand....
Philpott, 1924 - Sabatinca aeneaSabatinca aeneaSabatinca aenea is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Hudson in 1923. It is known from New Zealand....
Hudson, 1923 - Sabatinca aurantiacaSabatinca aurantiacaSabatinca aurantiaca is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Philpott in 1924. It is known from New Zealand.Adults were found in woodland in November and December.-Original description:...
Philpott, 1924 - Sabatinca barbaricaSabatinca barbaricaSabatinca barbarica is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Philpott in 1918. It is known from New Zealand.Adults were found amongst low herbage in the forest in December and January.-Original description:...
Philpott, 1918 - Sabatinca calliarchaSabatinca calliarchaSabatinca calliarcha is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1912. It is known from New Zealand.Adults were found in December.-Original description:...
Meyrick, 1912 - Sabatinca causticaSabatinca causticaSabatinca caustica is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1912. It is known from New Zealand.Adults were found in October.-Original description:...
Meyrick, 1912 - Sabatinca chalcophanesSabatinca chalcophanesSabatinca chalcophanes is a moth of the Micropterigidae family. It is endemic to New Zealand.The wingspan is 11 mm.-External links:*...
(Meyrick, 1886) - Sabatinca chrysargyraSabatinca chrysargyraSabatinca chrysargyra is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1886. It is known from New Zealand....
(Meyrick, 1886) - Sabatinca delobelliSabatinca delobelliSabatinca delobelli is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Viette in 1978. It is known from New Caledonia....
Viette, 1978 - Sabatinca demissaSabatinca demissaSabatinca demissa is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Philpott in 1923. It is known from New Zealand....
Philpott, 1923 - Sabatinca heighwayiSabatinca heighwayiSabatinca heighwayi is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Philpott in 1927. It is known from New Zealand.Adults were found in November.-Original description:...
Philpott, 1927 - Sabatinca ianthinaSabatinca ianthinaSabatinca ianthina is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Philpott in 1921. It is known from New Zealand.Adults were found on a rocky slope covered with various species of mosses and liverworts...
Philpott, 1921 - Sabatinca incongruellaSabatinca incongruellaSabatinca incongruella is a moth of the Micropterigidae family. It is endemic to New Zealand.The wingspan is 11 mm.-External links:*...
Walker, 1863 - Sabatinca luciliaSabatinca luciliaSabatinca lucilia is a moth of the Micropterigidae family. It is endemic to New Zealand.The wingspan is about 12 mm. Adults were found on a sunny moss-covered clay-bank. They are on wing in December and January and sometimes come to electric light....
Clarke, 1920 - Sabatinca passalotaSabatinca passalotaSabatinca passalota is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923. It is known from New Zealand.Adults were found in January amongst moss.-Original description:...
Meyrick, 1923 - †Sabatinca pervetaSabatinca pervetaSabatinca perveta is an extinct species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It is known only from the single type specimen, which has been found in Burmese amber in present day Myanmar. It is assumed to be of Cretaceous origin, embedded in Miocenic clay and is therefore dated between...
(Cockerell, 1919) - Sabatinca quadrijugaSabatinca quadrijugaSabatinca quadrijuga is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1912. It is known from New Zealand.-Original description:...
Meyrick, 1912