Sabatinca aurantiaca facts for kids

Sabatinca aurantiaca is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Alfred Philpott in 1924. This species is endemic to New Zealand.

Adults were found in woodland in November and December.

Original description

Wingspan 10.5–12.5 millimetres (0.41–0.49 in). Head, thorax and palpi ochreous. Antennae fuscous, basal 1/5 (in basal 1/3) ochreous. Abdomen greyish-fuscous. Legs ochreous, tarsi annulated with fuscous. Forewings ovate-lanceolate, costa strongly arched basally, thence straight, apex acute, termen very oblique, slightly sinuate; reddish-ochreous; a silvery-white irregular fascia from costa at 1/2, sometimes reaching across wing; a similar fascia at 3/4, expanding into a blotch on costa; two silvery-white spots on costa between 3/4 and apex; five or six interrupted blackish fasciae between 1/2 and apex, forming prominent spots on costa, termen and dorsum: fringes reddish-ochreous. Hindwings fuscous-violet: fringes fuscous, mixed with ochreous round apex.

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  Sabatinca aemula by George Hudson