Sabatinca lucilia
| Sabatinca lucilia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Micropterigidae |
| Genus: | Sabatinca |
| Species: | S. lucilia
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| Binomial name | |
| Sabatinca lucilia | |
Sabatinca lucilia is a species of
kauri, kanuka and Nothofagus
and prefers to inhabit damp fern covered banks
Taxonomy
This species was described by
Description
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Clarke described the species as follows:
12 mm. Head, face, and
Hindwings dark grey suffused with violet, brighter towards apex; cilia dark grey with a few orange hairs.[2]
In 1923 Alfred Philpott studied the wing venation of species within the Sabatinca genus and split the species in the genus into three groups.[4] One of the groups contained S. lucilia and S. calliarcha.[4]
Distribution
This species is endemic to New Zealand.[1] This species is found in the top half of the North Island.[2]
Behaviour
The adults of this species are on the wing from the end of November until the beginning of March.[2]
Hosts and habitat
The larvae of this species likely feed on foliose liverwort species with the adults likely feeding on fern spores or sedge pollen.kauri, kanuka and Nothofagus and prefers to inhabit damp fern covered banks.
References
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- ^ a b "Sabatinca lucilia Clarke, 1920". www.nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
- ^ Wikidata Q109421868
- Wikidata Q45083134.
- ^ Wikidata Q109353010.