Sabulopteryx botanica

Sabulopteryx botanica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Sabulopteryx
Species:	S. botanica
Binomial name
Sabulopteryx botanica Hoare, Patrick & Buckley, 2019

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, Brian Patrick and Thomas Buckley.[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]

References

1. "Sabulopteryx botanica Hoare, Patrick & Buckley, 2019". www.nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
2. 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: 39–65. doi:10.3897/ZOOKEYS.865.34265. ISSN 1313-2989. PMC 6663935. PMID 31379443. Wikidata Q70104394.
3. Hancock, Farah (2020-01-12). "Meet NZ's newest creepy crawly citizens". Stuff. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
4. "Teucridium parvifolium Hook.f." nztcs.org.nz. Retrieved 2022-04-26.