Nannopterix choreutes
Nannopterix choreutes is a moth of the family Micropterigidae. It is known from New Caledonia, from the Table Unio south to Rivière Bleue.[1]
Nannopterix choreutes | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Micropterigidae |
Genus: | Nannopterix |
Species: | N. choreutes |
Binomial name | |
Nannopterix choreutes Gibbs, 2010 | |
The forewing length is 2.4 mm for males. The forewing ground colour is uniform. There is a narrow brown costal streak and another slightly broader brown anal streak. Furthermore, a small brown patch of scales and an irregular area of brown scales in the apex. The fringes are ochreous except for a tuft of brown scales. The hindwing is pale ochreous with ochreous fringes.
Etymology
The species name is derived from the Greek choreutai (the dancers who took part in a troupe of singers or dancers) and refers to the graceful flying behaviour of this tiny golden moth, as it flits around on the forest floor, amongst the dead leaves.