Micropardalis aurella

Micropardalis aurella is a moth of the family Micropterigidae.[1] This species was described by George Hudson in 1918. It is endemic to New Zealand.[2] A "pale shining golden" species, these moths have a forewing length of between 4.2 and 5.2mm.[3]

Micropardalis aurella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Micropterigidae
Genus:
Micropardalis
Species:
M. aurella
Binomial name
Micropardalis aurella
(Hudson, 1918)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Sabatinca aurella Hudson, 1918

Distribution

One of New Zealand's most frequently encountered jaw-moths, this species is found from as far North as the Coromandel Peninsula to as far South as Fox Glacier.[3] It can be found flying between September and January and is most common from mid-November to the end of December.

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References
  1. "Micropardalis aurella (Hudson, 1918)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  2. Zealand, The Royal Society of New (1974). New Zealand Journal of Zoology. The Royal Society of New Zealand. pp. 129–. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  3. Gibbs, George W. (2014). Micropterigidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera) (PDF). Lincoln, Canterbury, New Zealand: Manaaki Whenua-Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. ISBN 9780478347593. OCLC 886950202.


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