Enigma Moth

Enigma Moth :: Aenigmatinea glatzellaBad at Goodbyes :: Episode 057On today’s show we learn about the Enigma Moth, a critically endangered insect native to Kangaroo Island off the southern coast of Australia.(00:05) Intro(02:05) Species Information(21:20) Citations(22:49) Music(27:51) PledgeResearch for today’s show was compiled from:Enigma Moth Factsheet. Landscape Board South Australia – https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/ki/native-plants-and-animals/supporting-biodiversityGlatz, R. & Young, D.A. 2021. Aenigmatinea glatzella. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T189533430A195997220. – https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T189533430A195997220.enHill, Robert & Scriven, L.J.. (1998). The fossil record of conifers in Australia. Flora of Australia. 48. 527-537. - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/284428816_The_fossil_record_of_conifers_in_AustraliaGlatz, R. V., Fagan-Jeffries, E. P., Tetley, S. P. & Austin, A. D. (2022) Enigma moth parasitoid: a new Australian cyclostome genus and species, Ovaustra aurantia Tetley, Glatz & Fagan Jeffries, gen. et sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Kangaroo Island. Austral Entomology, 61: 420–432. – https://doi.org/10.1111/aen.12627Taylor, G. S., Braby, M. F., Moir, M. L., Harvey, M. S., Sands, D. P. A., New, T. R., Kitching, R. L., McQuillan, P. B., Hogendoorn, K., Glatz, R. V., Andren, M., Cook, J. M., Henry, S. C., Valenzuela, I., and Weinstein, P. (2018) Strategic national approach for improving the conservation management of insects and allied invertebrates in Australia. Austral Entomology, 57: 124–149. https://doi.org/10.1111/aen.12343Tensen, N.P., Hilton, D.J., Kallies, A., Milla, L., Rota, J., Wahlberg, N., Wilcox, S.A., Glatz, R.V., Young, D.A., Cocking, G., Edwards, T., Gibbs, G.W. And Halsey, M. (2015), A New Extant Family Of Primitive Moths From Kangaroo Island, Australia, And Its Significance For Understanding Early Lepidoptera Evolution. Systematic Entomology, 40 (1): 5-16. – https://doi.org/10.1111/syen.12115Tressider, V. The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. 10 March 2015. Small, beautiful, new and very old: meet the Enigma moth. – https://www.csiro.au/en/news/all/articles/2015/march/small-beautiful-new-and-very-old-meet-the-enigma-mothWarne, K. National Geographic. January 17, 2020. 60 hours on burning Kangaroo Island. – https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/kangaroo-island-wildfires-dispatchWikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangaroo_Island & https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AenigmatineidaePlease find us on the web at Bad at Goodbyes and on instagram. Please subscribe and rate/review Bad at Goodbyes wherever you listen to podcasts. Please help spread the word about the show and about the species we feature. Please take care of each other, and all of our fellow travelers.A note on accuracy: I strive for it! These episodes are well-researched and built from scholarly sources, hoping to provide an informed and accurate portrait of these species. That said, I’m a musician! I am not an academic and have limited scientific background. I may get things wrong! If you are using this podcast for scholarship of any kind, please see the cited sources and double-check all information.