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
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Binomial name | |
Sabulopteryx botanica Hoare & Patrick 2019
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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 and Brian Patrick.[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]