Pringleophaga marioni
Pringleophaga marioni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tineidae |
Genus: | Pringleophaga |
Species: | P. marioni |
Binomial name | |
Pringleophaga marioni Viette, 1968 | |
The Marion flightless moth or Subantarctic caterpillar (Pringleophaga marioni) is a moth of the Tineidae family. It is endemic to Marion Island. Beside being unable to fly, this moth species is notable because of its ability to resist temperatures that are so low, that they would kill most other species.
External links
- Caterpillars benefit from thermal ecosystem engineering by wandering albatrosses on sub-Antarctic Marion Island
- Metabolism of the sub-Antarctic caterpillar Pringleophaga marioni during cooling, freezing and thawing
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