Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Micropterigidae Scientific name Sabatinca aurantiaca | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Sabatinca Rank Species | |
Sabatinca aurantiaca is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Philpott in 1924 and is known from 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.