Sabulopteryx botanica | |
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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]
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