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

Sabulopteryx botanica Hoare & Patrick, sp. nov. (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae, Gracillariinae) is described as a new species from New Zealand. It is regarded as endemic, and represents the first record of its genus from the southern hemisphere. Though diverging in some morphological featu...

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Main Authors: Robert J.B. Hoare, Brian H. Patrick, Thomas R. Buckley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2019-07-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/34265/download/pdf/