''Sabatinca'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of small primitive metallic

moths Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (suborder Rhopalocera) a ...

in the family

Micropterigidae Micropterigoidea is the superfamily of "mandibulate archaic moths", all placed in the single family Micropterigidae, containing currently about twenty living genera. They are considered the most primitive extant lineage of lepidoptera (Kristense ...

. '' Palaeomicra'' and '' Micropardalis'' were both established as subgenera of ''Sabatinca'', but were both raised to generic level by Joël Minet in 1985. However, in 2014 both these genera, '' Palaeomicra'' and '' Micropardalis,'' were recognised by George Gibbs as synonyms of ''Sabatinca.'' Extinct species in this genus are known from the

Cretaceous The Cretaceous ( ) is a geological period that lasted from about 143.1 to 66 mya (unit), million years ago (Mya). It is the third and final period of the Mesozoic Era (geology), Era, as well as the longest. At around 77.1 million years, it is the ...

Burmese amber Burmese amber, also known as Burmite or Kachin amber, is amber from the Hukawng Valley in northern Myanmar. The amber is dated to around 100 million years ago, during the latest Albian to earliest Cenomanian ages of the mid-Cretaceous period. Th ...

Selected species

*'' Sabatinca aemula'' Philpott, 1924 *'' Sabatinca aenea'' Hudson, 1923 *'' Sabatinca aurantissima'' Gibbs, 2014 *'' Sabatinca aurella'' Hudson, 1918 *'' Sabatinca bimacula'' Gibbs, 2014 *'' Sabatinca calliarcha'' Meyrick, 1912 *''

Sabatinca caustica ''Sabatinca caustica'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1912. It is endemic to New Zealand and is found in both Southland and at Stewart Island / Rakiura. The adults of this spec ...

'' Meyrick, 1912 *''

Sabatinca chalcophanes ''Sabatinca chalcophanes'' is a moth of the family Micropterigidae. This species is endemic to New Zealand and is found in the North Island apart from Northland and in the South Island apart from in the east, south of Queen Charlotte Sound. The ...

'' (Meyrick, 1885) *'' Sabatinca chrysargyra'' (Meyrick, 1885) *'' Sabatinca delobelli'' Viette, 1978 *''

Sabatinca demissa ''Sabatinca demissa'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It is endemic to New Zealand and is found in the northern half of the North Island. The larvae of this species are small in size and are coloured pale green with ...

'' Philpott, 1923 *''

Sabatinca doroxena ''Sabatinca doroxena'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It is Endemism, endemic to the North Island of New Zealand. This small moth has a colourful forewing pattern with stripes and dots evident. It has been hypothesi ...

'' (Meyrick, 1888) *''

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 moth ...

'' Philpott, 1927 *''

Sabatinca ianthina ''Sabatinca ianthina'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Alfred Philpott in 1921. It is endemic to New Zealand. This species can be found on both the North and the South Islands from the Hawkes Bay ...

'' Philpott, 1921 *''

Sabatinca incongruella ''Sabatinca incongruella'' is a species of moth of the family Micropterigidae. It is Endemism, endemic to New Zealand and is found only in the northern parts of the South Island. It is a day flying moth and is on the wing from mid January until ...

'' Walker, 1863 *''

Sabatinca lucilia ''Sabatinca lucilia'' is a species of moth in the family Micropterigidae. It is Endemism, endemic to New Zealand and is found in the top half of the North Island. The adults of this species are on the wing from the end of November until the begi ...

'' Clarke, 1920 *†''

Sabatinca perveta ''Sabatinca perveta'' is an extinct species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It is known only from the single type specimen, which has been found in Burmese amber in present-day Myanmar. It dates to the earliest Cenomanian, around ...

'' (Cockerell, 1919) *''

Sabatinca pluvialis ''Sabatinca pluvialis'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It is endemic to New Zealand and is only known from Secretary Island. Adults of this species are on the wing from the middle of December until the middle of Jan ...

'' Gibbs, 2014 *''

Sabatinca quadrijuga ''Sabatinca quadrijuga'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. This species is Endemism, endemic to New Zealand and is found in the Dunedin, Dunedin area and in Southland, New Zealand, Southland. The range of ''S. quadriju ...

'' Meyrick, 1912 *''

Sabatinca weheka ''Sabatinca'' is a genus of small primitive metallic moths in the family Micropterigidae. ''Palaeomicra'' and ''Micropardalis'' were both established as subgenera of ''Sabatinca'', but were both raised to generic level by Joël Minet in 1985. Howe ...

'' Gibbs, 2014 *†'' Sabatinca pouilloni'' Ngô -Muller et al., 2020

References

Micropterigidae Moth genera {{Micropterigidae-stub