Proterodesma turbotti

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Proterodesma turbotti
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Dorsal view of male holotype specimen
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Ventral view of male holotype specimen
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Proterodesma
Species:
P. turbotti
Binomial name
Proterodesma turbotti
(Salmon & Bradley, 1956) [1]
Synonyms
  • Antipodesma turbottiiSalmon & Bradley, 1956

Proterodesma turbotti is a species of moth in the family Tineidae. [2] It was described by John Salmon & John David Bradley in 1956. [3] [4] This species is endemic to New Zealand, [1] found in the Antipodes Islands and Bounty Islands of the New Zealand Subantarctic Islands.

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Taxonomy

The species was identified by Salmon & Bradley in 1956, who named the species Antipodesma turbottii, placing it in a novel genus. [3] The species was named in honour of the director of Auckland Institute and Museum, Graham Turbott, [5] who collected the holotype and paratype specimens from the Antipodes Islands and the Bounty Islands in 1950. [3] [6] In 1971, John S. Dugdale synonymised the genus with Proterodesma due to larvae and genitalia similarities. [7]

Description

The forewings of Proterodesma turbotti measure 12 mm (0.47 in). [3] The insect varies in colour from creamy-white to almost black, [7] often varying in colour based on habitat. [8] Females tend to be larger than males. [8] The species can be differentiated from other Proterodesma by differences in genitalia. [7]

Distribution and habitat

The species is endemic to New Zealand, [1] found in the Antipodes Islands and Bounty Islands. [8] [7] The species lives in dead vegetation, [7] and can commonly be found on coastal rock faces and in upland grassland. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Proterodesma turbotti (Salmon & Bradley, 1956)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  2. ↑ Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia: chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 464. ISBN   978-1-877257-93-3. LCCN   2011379669. OCLC   973607714. OL   25288394M. Wikidata   Q45922947.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Salmon, J.T.; Bradley, J. D. (1956). "Lepidoptera from the Cape Expedition and Antipodes Islands". Records of the Dominion Museum. 3 (1): 61–81. ISSN   0373-7233. Wikidata   Q107609082.
  4. ↑ Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera – annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 63. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  5. ↑ Gill, B. J.; Thwaites, I. G.; Wolfe, R. J. (2015). "Evan Graham Turbott M.Sc., Q.S.O. Ornithologist, museum director – 1914–2014". Papahou: Records of the Auckland Museum . 50: 77–84. ISSN   1174-9202. JSTOR   90014736. Wikidata   Q58628992.
  6. ↑ "Proterodesma turbotti". Auckland War Memorial Museum . Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 Dugdale, J. S. (10 November 1971). "Entomology of the Aucklands and other islands south of New Zealand: Lepidoptera, excluding non-crambine Pyralidae". Pacific Insects Monographs . 27: 55–172. ISSN   0078-7515. Wikidata   Q64006453.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Patrick, Brian (March 1994). "Antipodes Island Lepidoptera". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 24 (1): 91–116. doi:10.1080/03014223.1994.9517457. ISSN   0303-6758. Wikidata   Q54583729.
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