Pringleophaga marioni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Pringleophaga
Species:
P. marioni
Binomial name
Pringleophaga marioni
Viette, 1968

Pringleophaga marioni (Marion flightless moth or Subantarctic caterpillar) is a moth of the family Tineidae.[1] It is endemic to Marion Island.[2] 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.[3]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pringleophaga marioni.
Wikispecies has information related to Pringleophaga marioni.
  1. ↑ Chown, Steven L.; Convey, Peter (2016-03-01). "Antarctic Entomology". Annual Review of Entomology. 61: 119–137. doi:10.1146/ANNUREV-ENTO-010715-023537.
  2. ↑ Sinclair, Brent J; Chown, Steven L (2006-03-22). "Caterpillars benefit from thermal ecosystem engineering by wandering albatrosses on sub-Antarctic Marion Island". Biology Letters. 2 (1): 51–54. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2005.0384. ISSN 1744-9561. PMC 1617211. PMID 17148324.
  3. ↑ Sinclair, B. J. (2004-03-15). "Metabolism of the sub-Antarctic caterpillar Pringleophaga marioni during cooling, freezing and thawing". Journal of Experimental Biology. 207 (8): 1287–1294. doi:10.1242/jeb.00880. ISSN 0022-0949.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.