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Sabatinca heighwayi
Sabatinca heighwayi is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Alfred Philpott in 1927 and is endemic to New Zealand. It can be found north of Lewis Pass in the north west of the South Island. Adult moths are on the wing from late September until the middle of January. The host of the larvae of this species is the foliose liverwort Plagiochila circumcincta.
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Range & habitat
This species is endemic to New Zealand and can be found north of Lewis Pass in the north west of the South Island.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
Adult moths are on the wing from late September until the middle of January. This species is regarded as being very elusive.
Wikipedia: “Behaviour”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 396497.