Type locality: Russia, Kuriles, Shikotan, Malokurilsk
Type: Holotype
: Russia, Kuriles, Shikotan, Malokurilsk, 21.06.1973, in coll. M.V. Kozlov ?
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General information:
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Micropterix aureatella shikotanica Kozlov, 1988: 12 Type locality: Russia, Kuriles, Shikotan, Malokurilsk Type: Holotype : Russia, Kuriles, Shikotan, Malokurilsk, 21.06.1973, in coll. M.V. Kozlov ?
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Synonyms, misspellings, wrong determinations, etc.: --- |
Habit:
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| : Japan, Nagano-ken, Azumi-mura, Abo-tohge, 1780 m, leg. et coll. Nagao Hirano |
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| Picture from: www.jpmoth.org: © Nagao Hirano Detailed view |
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Scheme of wing pattern:
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Distribution:
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The taxon shikotanica has been described from the Kurile island Shikotan, north of Japan. If the Japanese populations also belong to this subspecies, is questionable (Hashimoto 2006).
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Biology:
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| M. aureatella ?shikotanica: Japan | |||
| Picture from: © www.jpmoth.org Detailed view |
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Based on photos of living animals, Japanese populations live on wood edges and in tall herb vegetation (anonymous 2009a).
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Stages in development:
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The early stages are unknown. |
Diagnosis:
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| M. aureatella shikotanica : Japan, Nagano-ken, Azumi-mura, Abo-tohge, 1780 m, leg. et coll. Nagao Hirano |
M. aureatella aureatella : "ALPENVORLAND; Thalgau/Sbg. 6/3;20.5.1989; 12.40-14.05 h; leg. M.K", coll. Michael Kurz |
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| Picture from: www.jpmoth.org: © Nagao Hirano Detailed view |
Picture from: Kurz Michael Detailed view |
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M. aureatella shikotanica differs only slightly from the typical Micropterix aureatella aureatella (Scopoli, 1763) by the presence of a bronzy golden colouration along the inner margin from the wing base to the fascia at 1/4. In the male genitalia, the uncus in shikotanica seems to be distinctly shorter than in typical aureatella (Kozlov 1989), suggesting that shikotanica might even be a distinct species. |
Worth knowing:
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Sources:
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anonymous 2009a. An Identification Guide of Japanese Moths Compiled by Everyone. URL: http://www.jpmoth.org [online 26 April 2010]. Hashimoto, S. 2006. A taxonomic study of the family Micropterigidae (Lepidoptera, Micropterigoidea) of Japan, with the phylogenetic relationships among the Northern Hemisphere genera. – Bulletin of the Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History and Human History, ser. A (Natural History) 4: 39–109. Kozlov, M. V. 1988. Kratkij ozor i opredelitelonaja tablitsa vidov roda Micropterix (Lepidoptera, Micropterigidae) palearktiki, part 1. – Vestnik zoologii 1988 (4): 8–14 [In Russian]. Kozlov, M. V. 1989. Kratkij ozor i opredelitelonaja tablitsa vidov roda Micropterix (Lepidoptera, Micropterigidae) palearktiki, part 2. – Vestnik zoologii 1989 (6): 26–31 [In Russian]. |
Publication data:
| history: Kurz Michael: 2010.11.18 Kurz Michael: 2011.12.09 Kurz Michael: 2012.11.07 Kurz Michael: 2020.04.27 |
| not reviewed |
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