Nannopterix choreutes
| Nannopterix choreutes | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Micropterigidae |
| Genus: | Nannopterix |
| Species: | N. choreutes |
| Binomial name | |
| Nannopterix choreutes Gibbs, 2010 | |
Nannopterix choreutes is a moth of the Micropterigidae family. It is known from New Caledonia, from the Table Unio south to Rivière Bleue.[1]
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.